New method of joining ribs of a merchant ship mb-code 1238681 Another man stands behind him

Another man stands behind him leading an ox

an evening view on Ludgate Hill'

Watermen's and Lightermen's Hall

followed by a dog

New method of joining ribs of a merchant ship mb-code 1238681 Another man stands behind himPlate 9 figure 4 from the paper 'On a new principle of constructing ships in the mercantile navy', by Robert Seppings, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 110 (1820), pp. 133 143. Two illustrations to show shorter timber components for each rib connected by dowels. The work is inscribed with publication and plate details. Not signed. Royal Society stamp verso. Original: ink on paper. 1820