Which books are best for a modeler to refer to for HMS Victory, color pictures and drawings and suchlike, photos of restoration and renovation.
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It depends on the information you are after. However, there is quite a bit of information within the "Anatomy of the Ship: Victory" and it can still be found at a reasonable price.
Jeff picked the best book if you were to only have one book. For details on rigging there are several including The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War. There is a free download on rigging by David Steel published in 1794 so should be somewhat close for the Victory rebuild in 1803 that should be helpful. https://maritime.org/doc/steel/
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