Scope and Contents

SP.145.633.1-Offsets SP.145.633.2-Lines SP.145.633.3-Construction SP.145.633.4-Outboard Profile and Arrangement

Description from Atkin & Co. From the Collection: The name Atkin has long been associated with the best in basic boats. If you are looking for "the right little boat" to build -- or have built -- or if you just like to dream over boat plans -- you'll be delighted with the wooden boat design collections of John (1918-1999) and William (1882-1962) Atkin.Having provided three generations with practical, well-proven wooden boat designs, the collection offers more than 300 designs including famed Atkin double-enders,...

Description from Atkin & Co. From the Collection: The name Atkin has long been associated with the best in basic boats. If you are looking for "the right little boat" to build -- or have built -- or if you just like to dream over boat plans -- you'll be delighted with the wooden boat design collections of John (1918-1999) and William (1882-1962) Atkin.Having provided three generations with practical, well-proven wooden boat designs, the collection offers more than 300 designs including famed Atkin double-enders,...

Scope and Contents

SP.145.871.1-Construction SP.145.871.2-Lines SP.145.871.3-Offsets SP.145.871.4-Cabin Arrangement SP.145.871.5-Sail and Deck Plans

Content Description From the Collection:

Plans and papers from yacht designer Dieter Empacher The collection consists of designs by Mr. Empacher as well as plans of boats from other designers on which Mr. Empacher worked. The total number of designs in the collection:242 The total number of sheets in the collection:1,613 Also included are 20 banker's boxes of design information

Abstract

The William H. Webb collection consists of a selection of folio plates removed from a copy of the book "Wooden Vessels built by William H. Webb in the City of New York, 1840-1869." Plates depict commercial, military and recreational designs by William H. Webb and vessel designs by other naval architects including Henry Eckford and Samuel Humphreys as well as non-vessel material.