Nautical Illustrations: 681 Royalty-Free Illustrations from Nineteenth-Century Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486428354 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Love it This book is loaded with tons of great images, from single illustrations of ships, cannons, rowboats, sailors/captains etc, to fully illustrated scenery of ships at sea in different weather (storms, frozen into waters with icebergs, snow, sunny horizons, even tornado-struck waters) and different times of day. There are also fully illustrated scenes of men on deck doing work, nautical compasses, vintage diver & sunken ships, sea monsters, wild ship wrecks, lighthouses, steamboats.the list goes ON. The illustrations are amazing, black and white prints in vast amounts all within the slick pages of this slim green-edition D. cool things to draw This book has some really good pictures of sailing ships and other cool things you can draw. So grab your pencils and paper and enjoy your day.. "Five Stars" according to Trtlman. Love this book.
There are also examples of nautically related material: navigational instruments, diving suits and helmets, lighthouses, canal locks, dry docks, the Suez Canal, helmsmen, ship captains, seamen at work, deck scenes, and interiors of boats. Among famous naval battles shown are the conflict at Actium, the invasion of the Spanish Armada, Dutch-English engagements in the 17th century, Anson's Centurion capturing a Spanish treasure ship, Nelson's victory at Trafalgar, Perry's triumph at Lake Erie, and the Civil War ironclad contest between the Monitor and the Merrimac.This volume includes a wide variety of vessels: rowboats, funeral barges, Venetian gondolas, catamarans, Native American canoes, Chinese junks, tugboats, canal boats, barges, yachts, brigs, barks, sloops, skiffs, catboats, various kinds of vessels used for fishing and whaling, ships in distress, and more. Brief captions identify pictures, which are arranged chronologically. taken from rare sources — depict primitive canoes, a Roman ga
From the Back CoverWhile this book is intended is intended for all who love boats, ships, history, and nautical lore, it is also designed as a definitive source of high-quality, royalty-free images for use by artists, graphic designers, desktop publishers, ad agencies, and more. Brief captions identify pictures, which are arranged chronologically. taken from rare sources—depict primitive canoes, a Roman galley, ship figureheads, naval battles, dock scenes, lighthouses, pirate ships, steam-powered battleships, and a wealth of other subjects. Thi