Another very interesting video from Kroum combining marine/ship archaeology combined with ship modeling. I look forward to some future set of videos in which Olha restores this model to add to the Batchvarov collection.
A wonderful gift indeed. I think we have all grown to appreciate the archaeologist in you ! I hope we see this gift in the future as you learn more about it, and perhaps the sister channels restoration ??
Thank you so much for the kind words! It was indeed a generous gift from a friend and colleague at the university and it has a quaint attraction, despite the fact that it was obviously created for tourists.
What a truly wonderful gift, thank you for sharing and I would agree that it should remain with as many original parts as possible during it's restoration.
Absolutely! In fact, I would rather not replace items and leave them as is, then vandalize it with modern materials and techniques. Professional deformation is what this is called!
Glad you spoke about the implausibility of the super-long Chinese vessels alleged in 1421. I thought that the claims were dubious due to other sources that spoke of the limits that wooden construction made upon sailing ships. There are documentaries out there that have swallowed that theory lock stock and barrel.
In our politically correct world it Is very hard to question such a thing. The author himself replied to all criticism by calling the critics racists. Until a Chinese engineer and a Chinese historian intervened in the conversation: the one pointing out that engineering principles apply to all races; the other one - that the author has misread the original Chinese document.
Such an outstanding video on an extremely interesting treasure! You videos alwsys provide outstanding topics and enjoyable narratives! I hope you will be able to eventually reconstruct this amazing model.😊
It was given to me by a friend and colleague. It is a tourist souvenir, not really a real scale model. But it dates to about 1921-22 so it has a certain historicity of its own due to age.
Suggest the unidentified item is possibly a sculling oar? Such an item would be appropriate to the boat and of approx the correct scale if one considers the many photographs of similar full size craft on ther larger Chinese rivers early in the 20th century.
That was my first guess, too! It seemed appropriate and in tune with what we know of small junks. The “Sister Channel” is suggesting a leeboard. I lean towards your identity. Though I see no attachment point for a proper yuloh.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful gift. You two run my favourite two UA-cam channels. I await each new production. 5*. Regards from Spilsby, Lincolnshire, UK. Birthplace of Sir John Franklin.
Thank you for the kind words! These actually mean a very great deal to me! Thank you! Ah, he of Arctic fame. The Canadian colleagues found his ship some years ago.
@kroumbatchvarov-archaeologist Yes indeed, they've found both Erebus and Terror in recent years. As a young midshipman, Franklin sailed to Australia with another local explorer, Mathew Flinders. We have a very fine statue of Sir John in the marketplace of our little town. Please keep up the good work. 👍
Another very interesting video from Kroum combining marine/ship archaeology combined with ship modeling. I look forward to some future set of videos in which Olha restores this model to add to the Batchvarov collection.
May very well happen!
A wonderful gift indeed. I think we have all grown to appreciate the archaeologist in you ! I hope we see this gift in the future as you learn more about it, and perhaps the sister channels restoration ??
Thank you so much for the kind words! It was indeed a generous gift from a friend and colleague at the university and it has a quaint attraction, despite the fact that it was obviously created for tourists.
What a truly wonderful gift, thank you for sharing and I would agree that it should remain with as many original parts as possible during it's restoration.
Absolutely! In fact, I would rather not replace items and leave them as is, then vandalize it with modern materials and techniques. Professional deformation is what this is called!
A wonderful piece of history. Be careful when you handle your junk!!
Hahaha- ouch! Many answers occur to me, but none fall under the PG-13 rating
Glad you spoke about the implausibility of the super-long Chinese vessels alleged in 1421. I thought that the claims were dubious due to other sources that spoke of the limits that wooden construction made upon sailing ships. There are documentaries out there that have swallowed that theory lock stock and barrel.
In our politically correct world it
Is very hard to question such a thing. The author himself replied to all criticism by calling the critics racists. Until a Chinese engineer and a Chinese historian intervened in the conversation: the one pointing out that engineering principles apply to all races; the other one - that the author has misread the original Chinese document.
Such an outstanding video on an extremely interesting treasure! You videos alwsys provide outstanding topics and enjoyable narratives! I hope you will be able to eventually reconstruct this amazing model.😊
It was given to me by a friend and colleague. It is a tourist souvenir, not really a real scale model. But it dates to about 1921-22 so it has a certain historicity of its own due to age.
Suggest the unidentified item is possibly a sculling oar? Such an item would be appropriate to the boat and of approx the correct scale if one considers the many photographs of similar full size craft on ther larger Chinese rivers early in the 20th century.
That was my first guess, too! It seemed appropriate and in tune with what we know of small junks. The “Sister Channel” is suggesting a leeboard. I lean towards your identity. Though I see no attachment point for a proper yuloh.
It's going to take a lot of research to learn the full history of this ship but it will be interesting to follow.
Thanks for sharing!
I have to say that Asian shipping has not been among my strong points. So this is going to be a journey for me, too
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful gift.
You two run my favourite two UA-cam channels.
I await each new production.
5*.
Regards from Spilsby, Lincolnshire, UK.
Birthplace of Sir John Franklin.
Thank you for the kind words! These actually mean a very great deal to me! Thank you! Ah, he of Arctic fame. The Canadian colleagues found his ship some years ago.
@kroumbatchvarov-archaeologist Yes indeed, they've found both Erebus and Terror in recent years.
As a young midshipman, Franklin sailed to Australia with another local explorer, Mathew Flinders.
We have a very fine statue of Sir John in the marketplace of our little town.
Please keep up the good work. 👍
This is not an old shipmodel, it is like time preserved in a wooden box.
Yup!
Do you think it might have been a pond model ? For a child to sail .
I don’t think so. I think it was intended to be a display model, the sort you can find in Hobby Lobby or in gift shops around the waterfronts.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you!
блин ну кротой же кораблик )))
Дякую!