A model of a Deptford dockyard

A model of a Deptford dockyard. © National Maritime Museum, London

Description: Topographic model depicting a scene at a private shipbuilding yard in Deptford. The idea for the model was inspired by an 18th century painting of a treadmill crane. The small yards at Deptford produced coastal craft and merchant ships during the 18th century.

Creator: Robert Lightley

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London