Model of the Korean "Geobukseon" turtle ship with the inscri - Lot 306

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Model of the Korean "Geobukseon" turtle ship with the inscri - Lot 306
Model of the Korean "Geobukseon" turtle ship with the inscription: "World's first armed junk, 1592." In its glass display case. Modern piece H.: 36.5 W.: 46.5 D.: 25.5 cm (upper left corner of the display case is detached; minor damage and missing pieces) The turtle ship (Korean: Geobukseon 거북선) is a Korean warship used notably during the Imjin War in 1592, during the Battle of Sacheon[1] against a Japanese attack. The first mention of a turtle ship is found in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty from 1415, which describes a battle between one of these ships and a Japanese vessel. However, this type of ship appears to have been forgotten until it was rediscovered and refined by Yi Sun-sin, the famous Korean admiral and national hero. (Wikipedia)
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