santa maria

35" long x 16" Wide x 28 " High (1:38 scale)
Required over 350 hours to build from scratch

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SANTA MARIA

35" long x 16" Wide x 28 " High (1:38 scale)
Required over 350 hours to build from scratch
(not from a model kit) by a master artisan

Plank on bulkhead construction (a painstaking process where each
individual plank is added to the hull one at a time).
Built with rare, high quality woods such as light ebony,
rosewood and blackwood.

The model rests perfectly on a large, polished base
between four arched dolphins.
Masterfully stitched canvas sails.
No plastic parts (metal anchors and machine turned brass cannons.
Significant detail.
To build this ship, extensive research was done using various
sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans

HISTORY

The world was forever changed when, in 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail
searching for a direct trade route to the Indies but instead discovered the
Americas. Carrying him was the Santa Maria, a 98-foot wooden cargo ship.
Accompanied by the nina and the pinta.