Together with a fine detailed also three masted and fully rigged wooden shipmodel, inscribed Tonnant (1790). 59 x 79 cm.
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A detailed three masted fully rigged wooden shipmodel, inscribed Charles Mogan (1841). 67 x 79 cm.
Together with a fine detailed also three masted and fully rigged wooden shipmodel, inscribed Tonnant (1790). 59 x 79 cm.
The Charles Morgan was launched at New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1841 when whaling was at its peak. The Morgan endured everything the sea could bring against her, including typhoons in the China Sea, the wintry gales of Cape Horn, and the crushing ice of the Bering Sea. (2)
Together with a fine detailed also three masted and fully rigged wooden shipmodel, inscribed Tonnant (1790). 59 x 79 cm.
The Charles Morgan was launched at New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1841 when whaling was at its peak. The Morgan endured everything the sea could bring against her, including typhoons in the China Sea, the wintry gales of Cape Horn, and the crushing ice of the Bering Sea. (2)
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