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General Maritime Artefacts
Lot 52:
Real collector’s piece of a ‘Ship in a Bottle’ model of the famous old vessel Henry Grace Dieu. It is hand made and beautifully crafted and is in a great condition and a great example of this type of art. This type of item is very collectable and rare to find available to purchase.
[Henry Grace Dieu ("Henry Grace of God"), popularly known as the Great Harry, was an English carrack or "great ship" of the 16th century. Contemporary with Mary Rose, Henry Grace Dieu was even larger. She had a large forecastle four decks high, and a stern castle two decks high. She was 165 feet (50 m) long, weighing 1,000’1,500 tons and having a complement of 700’1,000. It is said that she was ordered by Henry VIII in response to the Scottish ship Michael, launched in 1511. She was originally built at Woolwich Dockyard from 1512 to 1514 and was one of the first vessels to feature gun ports and had twenty of the new heavy bronze cannon, allowing for a broadside.]
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