Quote Originally Posted by JTG View Post
Based on the original poster's comments, this model was commissioned by someone with 400 employees, with a sail for each one. They say that the model was of the Amerigo Vespucci (this one, I think), though it was embellished accordingly to support that many sails.

Edit: The boat has its own Wikipedia page.
"original poster's comments" URL is a dead end. Please correct; I'd like to read it.