18th-century ship of war diagram ( printable image)

This enhanced image shows: 1) a diagram of a third-rate ship of war with rigging etc. at anchor; and 2) a cross-section of a first-rate ship of war. The original illustration is from the 1728 two-volume Cyclopaedia compiled and edited by Ephraim Chambers. (10.9 MiB, JPEG, 4270 x 3977 pixels, 300 dpi)

Click here to learn more about the Royal Navy rating system for ships of war during the Age of Sail.

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