druxey Posted March 16, 2015 #1 Posted March 16, 2015 I note that a copy of this sought-after book is currently (15.3.2015) on eBay, item 181691089966 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
uss frolick Posted March 16, 2015 #2 Posted March 16, 2015 BIN price or $81.27. Kind of an odd price. Well worth it if you have the funds. Very hard to find in English. She was a Cruizer Class Brig Sloop of the Royal Navy named HMS Grasshopper, but she was taken by the Dutch in 1807 and renamed the Irene. The book follows the building of a solid hull model, published circa 1970, with Jean Boudriot quality drawings and plans. The famous War-of-1812 British Brigs Frolic, Peacock, Pelican, Epervier, Reindeer, Avon and Penquin were all sister-brigs. I hope someone here grabs it. I have a copy that took me five years to find. flying_dutchman2 and avsjerome2003 2 Quote
flying_dutchman2 Posted March 16, 2015 #3 Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) Someone bought it for $46.00 Amazon has it for $80.00 Dutch website has it for $150.00 and the Dutch version is cheaper. Edited March 16, 2015 by Marcus Botanicus Quote Current Built: Zeehaen 1639, Dutch Fluit from Dutch explorer Abel J. Tasman Unofficial motto of the VOC: "God is good, but trade is better" Many people believe that Captain J. Cook discovered Australia in 1770. They tend to forget that Dutch mariner Willem Janszoon landed on Australia’s northern coast in 1606. Cook never even sighted the coast of Western Australia).
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