The Model Ship is a compelling study of the role played by the model over six millennia of maritime development. Models of ships have been produced for many purtoses since men first began to use the water as a means of transport, and this comprehensive book describes the wide variety of models which have survived, ranging from Ancient Egyptian funerary boats, Napoleonic prisoner of war models, shipbuilder's models, ships in bottles and instructional models. The more recent use of models for specialised testing in tanks and wind tunnels is discussed, as are the large scale models which are used for film work. Detailed attention has been given to acquiring a critical eye for the types of different ship models - an aspect of particular value to collectors, antique dealers and nautical enthusiasts. An informative chapter on modern modellers in the UK and the USA illistrates their skilled work and at the end of the bookis a useful list of places where ship models can be seen worldwide, a detailed index and a seperate index of ship and installation names. Lovers of ships and the sea, maritime historians, and collectors of model ships and ships in bottles will find much to enjoy in this splendidly illistrated and informative book by an author who is an expert on the subjact, and a collector himself. 191 pages h/b