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Collection of material on Chinese craft; Tsing tao and Ta-Pu-To craft.
Collection of photographs, drawings and notes on Chinese craft; Tsing tao and Ta-Pu-To craft. Includes a drawing dated and signed by Waters, 1937.
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Object Details
ID:
WTS/15
Type:
Manuscript
Display location:
Not on display
Creator:
Waters, David Watkin
Places:
China
Date made:
circa 1937
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)
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