Collection is open for research.
A photographic negative copy of the drawings at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library is designated OrHi 37694.
During the first half of the 20th century, staff at the Science Museum in London, England, made dyeline drawings of items in the museum's collection and of models used for exhibitions. These drawings are now part of the Dyeline Drawing Collection within the Science Museum Group Corporate Archive.
Source: Collection guide on the science museum website,
Original drawings, designated CORP/SCM/D/1070, are held in the Science Museum Group Corporate Archive, Science Museum, London, England.
Science Museum dyeline drawings of the bark Endeavour, Mss 4025, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection was titled "Endeavor (Ship) plans" prior to August 2023.
Copy print of one sheet of dyeline architectural drawings depicting Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour. The drawings were created by the Science Museum in London in 1952. The sheet also includes various measurements of the ship. At the bottom of the sheet is the text: "Capt. Cook's Ship 'Endeavour Bark' - 1764."
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