Tangency Press Essay 1 (27·IV·2014)

Capturing the Curve: The underlying concepts

in the design of La Belle (1684)

Taras Pevny

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FIGURE 28 a&b

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FIGURE 28 a&b.

The reconstruction of La Belle's midship section superimposed on the archaeological timber recordings. Figure 28a shows the floor timber and second futtock, and Figure 28b shows the floor timber with the after first and third futtocks. (Illustrations by T. Pevny)