A starting point.
Books and sources of interest:
Whydah Galley - "Wikipedia"
Whydah Pirate Museum Cape Cod, MA
"Black Flags, Blue Waters"- Eric Jay Dolin ISBN 978-1-63149-210-5
Update: "The Lost Pirate Kingdom" Netflix series episodes #3 and #4 has a Whydah Galley story line.
Other scratch build books:
"Lofting" - Allam H. Vaitses ISBN 0-937822-55-8
"Building a Working Model Warship" HMS Warrior 1860 - William Mowll ISBN 0-86176-019-1
"Modelling the Brig-of-War Irene" - E.J.Petrejus - printed in Holland
"Ship Models How to Build Them" Clipper Ship Sea Witch 1846 - Charles G. Davis ISBN 13: 978-0-486-25170-7
"How to Make Old Time Ship Models" -Edward W. Hobbs - printed in Great Britain
" Model Ships From Scratch" - Scott Robertson ISBN 1-55750-589-6
"Building Ship Models" Patterns and Instructions for a Clipper Ship and a Whaler George B. Douglas, Joseph T. Higgins ISBN 0-486-40215-0
"The 50-Gun Ship" HMS Leopard 1790 Rif Winfield ISBN 1-84067-3656
"The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships" HMS Victory - C Nepean Longridge ISBN 0-87021-077-7
"Building the Wooden Fighting Ship" HMS Thunderer - James Dodds & James Moore ISBN 0-87196-979-3
Worth-a-Look Books:
"Prisoner of War Ship Models 1775-1825" Ewart C. Freeston ISBN 0-85177-468-7
"Cross-Sections Man-of-War" - HMS Victory - Stephen Biesty ISBN 1-56458-321-x
"The Period Ship Handbook" Keith Julier - ISBN 1-55750-678-7 (Solid Tips & Techniques)
"Period Ship" Kit Builder's Manual - Keith Julier - ISBN 978-1-59114-662-9 (Solid Tips & Techniques)
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