Martigana [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Javier Baron]

In this model I had not taken any photo of the beginning of the work, and therefore I have not published anything, and the hull was once quite finished when I decided to put photos.
I will publish from the point where I am now....
Happy new year 2020!

 

[Uwek]

Many thanks for showing us this project - very accurate work as usual.
Which kind of ship is this? „Martigana“? Is it an Italian boat?

 

[Michel]

Good job ! A little history of this boat ? Thank you.

 

[Norway]

Javier, as usual, nicely done miniature modeling, greeting-

 

[Javier Baron]

Good job ! A little history of this boat ? Thank you.

The martigana (or marticana, martingana, etc.) was, in the times of the sail, a common vessel and quite widespread in the waters of the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic, although today its name has been almost completely forgotten. This denomination appears only from the second half of the 1700s and only a few decades ago some of them were still seen sailing through Tuscany, and even today a couple of them have been photographed afloat in Sicilian waters.

This vessel was used for the transport of goods, even over long distances. The martigana of s.XIX, which is the one that reproduces the model, was a boat with a bow of very pronounced curvature that ended in a spur of the type used in the galleys, with the wedge stern and the rather rounded master frame. In fact, the martigana was, as far as the hull is concerned, quite similar to the tartana, differing from it basically in the saiplan, which was in those of square sails in the main pole and not with the Latin rig that carried the latter .

It seems that the origin of this vessel is in Provence, in the village of Martigues, located west of Marseille, on the southern shore of the great Barre lagoon, along the narrow channel that joins the lagoon with the sea, which It was famous as one of the places in the Mediterranean where the best tartanas were built, so that the term martigana was originally an adjective: "martigana tartana" or of Martigues.

 

[Michel]

Tartane as:

MONOGRAPHIE DE LA DILIGENTE -Tartane du roi - 1738 - Ancre

The King's Tartan built by Laurent Marchand 1738-1761 A Monograph with all plans of the timber work. available in English on 27/06/2024 ***

ancre.fr

Thank you.

 

[Uwek]

Tartane as:

MONOGRAPHIE DE LA DILIGENTE -Tartane du roi - 1738 - Ancre

The King's Tartan built by Laurent Marchand 1738-1761 A Monograph with all plans of the timber work. available in English on 27/06/2024 ***

ancre.fr

Thank you.

The Tartane had a different masting and rigging, and I think they were a little bit bigger....
For everybody interested:

Planset review - La DILIGENTE - Tartane of the King – 1738" by Gerard Delacroix and Hubert Berti

Planset Review: La DILIGENTE Tartane du roi / Tartane of the King built by Laurent Marchand 1738-1761 by Gerard Delacroix and Hubert Berti Already published in 1997, the monograph of the La DILIGENTE is a classic publication from the well known publisher ancre. Still available in french...

shipsofscale.com

Sorry Javier for high-jacking our topic

 

[Javier Baron]

Actually, the tartana was a type of boat widely spread in the western Mediterranean for centuries, and there were tartanas originating from many of its regions and riverside countries: France, Italy, Spain ...
Although mainly engaged in the transport of goods, there were also fishing tartanas, usually smaller. Being a boat so widespread and abundant, its dimensions could vary significantly, from 7 m. to more than 22 m. of length. As an example, I show one of my models, a Ligurian tartana that I made from the information of an Ancre monographie.

 

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[Jimsky]

lots of details considering a small size. Great work (as usual), Javier.

 

[Javier Baron]

I have finished the martigana, you just need to make your showcase.
Thanks to all who have followed and to all who have commented.
Best regards,
Javier

 

[Jimsky]

Such a nice little model, Javier (as always)! The sails look real...

 

[The Doc]

Wow Javier!

That's so tiny but perfectly formed!

 

[Uwek]

I like this kind of ship, the Martigana, very much - this vessel has a so interesting masting and rigging configuration.
And your model is showing this in a amazing way - Congratulations

 

[Norway]

Congratulations again Javier, neat miniature work as usual, greetings-