by Ron Lewis
Categories:
- Build type: [Scratch]
- Material: [Wood]
- Scale: [1:12 (1" - 1')]
- Subject Type: [Break-Bulk]
- Era: [1700-1815]
- Nationality: [United States]
- Propulsion: [Pole/Oar]
About the Model
Getting Virginia’s major cash crop to upriver markets in the 18th century was a challenge due to narrow shallow waterways. The double canoe, developed in 1748, solved the problem before a major channeling operation took place 20 years later.
About the Model
The tobacco canoe was built for and accessioned by the Mariners’ Museum. Its first mission was a year-long display in Jamestown in their exhibit “Working and Racing on the Chesapeake Bay- The Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe”. It’s now in the Mariners’ Museum’s collection and not currently on display.
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