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Imagine being paid to pursue your hobby of model ship building in a famous museum holding hundreds of projects waiting to be worked on. Well, for over 20 years Ab Hoving had that pleasure at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam where he was the head ship model builder and restorer. Ab and his team worked on exhibits in what is now the fully restored Navy Model Room of this great Museum. For those of you who do not know him, Ab is one of the foremost ship historians and model restorers of our time. His books and articles have illuminated our knowledge of seventeenth century ship building and his modeling skills speak for themselves. In this book Ab has selected 54 subjects out of the hundreds in the Museum collection to tell about in words and pictures. Not only will you see a wide scope of subjects displayed in color but you will get AB's research on the stories and histories behind each one. This book has been translated by Paul Fontenoy, editor of the Nautical Research Journal, from the Dutch version that was published last year. The English version has been faithfully rreproduced in the US using Ab's son Emiel's lay out and design. what a joyous and and beautiful way to close out a career. For more information please go to seawatchbooks.com. Thanks, Bob Friedman
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If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.
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