Notes on origins and characteristics of Chinese craft.

Notes on origins and characteristics of Chinese craft, including a handwritten essay with illustrations tltled "The Merchant Ships of Manzi and Cathay or Chinese Junks", and typed extracts from Marsden's translation of The Travels of Marco Polo. None of the documents in this folder has a date.

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ID:	WTS/1
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Waters, David Watkin
Places:	China
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 folder
Parts:	Research and photographs relating to China and Chinese vessels. (Manuscript) Notes on origins and characteristics of Chinese craft. (Manuscript) (WTS/1) Notes and photographs concerning Chinese junks and sampans. (Manuscript) (WTS/2) Notes on a handbook of Chinese craft to be written by Dr W.J. Rees, Lieutenant Commander D.W. Waters and Winston Megoran, circa 1946. (Manuscript) (WTS/3) Notes on publications referring to junks and sampans, etc., plus lists of relevant plans in the Science Museum collection, circa 1947. (Manuscript) (WTS/4) Notes on yacht design and Chinese sails, circa 1947. (Manuscript) (WTS/5) Typescript sheets providing information on Chinese fisheries (from the Geographical Handbook Series). (Manuscript) (WTS/6) Drawings, plans and photogaphs of Singapore types of craft, circa1937. (Manuscript) (WTS/7) Drawings, plans and photographs of the Twaqo type of Singapore junk. (Manuscript) (WTS/8) Collection of material on Chinese craft; Hongkong and West River types. (Manuscript) (WTS/9) Collection of material on Chinese craft; Swatow and Amoy fishing vessels. (Manuscript) (WTS/10) Collection of material on Chinese craft; The Foochow trader. (Manuscript) (WTS/11) Collection of material on Chinese craft; Chekiang fishing vessels. (Manuscript) (WTS/12) Collection of material on Chinese craft; Chekiang junks. (Manuscript) (WTS/13) Collection of material on Chinese craft; The Hangchow Bay fisher and trader. (Manuscript) (WTS/14) Collection of material on Chinese craft; Tsing tao and Ta-Pu-To craft. (Manuscript) (WTS/15) Collection of material on Chinese craft; Some sampans of the N. China coast. (Manuscript) (WTS/16) Collection of material on Chinese craft; Northern fishing junks. (Manuscript) (WTS/17) Collection of material on Chinese craft; River craft. (Manuscript) (WTS/18) Collection of material on Chinese craft; 'Fair Notes Vol I', notes on construction and rigging with sketches. (Manuscript) (WTS/19) Collection of material on Chinese craft; 'Fair Notes Vol II', notes on construction and rigging with sketches. (Manuscript) (WTS/20) Photograph Albums - Chinese Junks 1938. (Manuscript) (WTS/21-24) Framed and glazed watercolour by Waters showing Hangchow Bay, Amoy and Ta-Pu-To types of Chinese craft, 1932. (Manuscript) (WTS/25) Photograph album containing photographs taken by Waters as a Naval Cadet 1929, and Midshipman early 1930. (Manuscript) (WTS/26) Four photograph albums relating to the BERWICK at the China Station, 1930-1931. (Manuscript) (WTS/27) Photograph album, Hong Kong, 1937, and loose photographs. (Manuscript) (WTS/28) Midshipman’s journals (2 volumes) by Waters aboard the LUCIA, BARHAM, BERWICK, SOMME and MEDWAY, 1929-1931. (Manuscript) (WTS/29)

Notes on origins and characteristics of Chinese craft.

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