Diagram and section of the well and poop decks of HMS Canopus

original art: drawing. The ship is identified by an ink inscription at the bottom of this anonymous drawing, which is almost certainly a technical exercise in axonometric perspective by a naval cadet or someone else in training. In parts the proportion appears 'squeezed', such as in the odd oval shape of the ship's wheel. Note the 'star-burst' decoration above it, indicative of the vessel's name. [PvdM 7/12]

Object Details

ID: PAH0758
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Canopus (captured 1798)
Date made: 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 341 x 492 mm; Mount: 478 mm x 631 mm