A fully pictorial collection showing the history of ships and sea-going vessels, from stately, high-masted colonial ships to speedy, powerful 18-gun sloops. 119 colour and 77 black-and-white illustrations, all with the digital image on the included disc. Images include:
Egyptian galleys, Viking longships, English warships, Portuguese galleons, Dutch ships depicted in oil paintings of the Seventeenth Century, whaling ships, luggers, East Indiamen, Nelson fighting the French, tea clippers, frigates, the Arethusa and many more trading and fighting vessels.
Illustrations: 119 colour and 77 black-and-white illustrations
Copyright: Permission Free
ISBN 10: 048699869x
