Ships to Remember, 9780750965903
Hardcover
Small, scruffy and stinking of seal oil and old blubber, the 458-ton Nimrod wasn’t Ernest Shackleton’s first choice of ship for his Antarctic Expedition. Ships to Remember, beautifully illustrated by the paintings of Austin Dwyer, is a collection of stories about remarkable ships, some of which went…

Ships to Remember

1400 years of historic ships

$60.97

  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    1 April 2016

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Summary

Beautifully illustrated, readable accounts of pivotal ships spanning nearly 1500 years of history around the world ‘Ships To Remember’ is a beautifully illustrated collection of stories about remarkable ships. Some are famous, but many, like the tugs, Yelcho, Foundation Franklin and Turmoil are virtually unknown. The book includes two boats, the Bounty’s launch and the James Caird, which completed two of the most extraordinary voyages in maritime history, but all of the vessels had interest…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780750965903
ISBN-10:0750965908
Author:Rorke Bryan, Austin Dwyer
Publisher:The History Press Ltd
Imprint:The History Press Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:1 April 2016
Weight:1.07kg
Dimensions:226mm x 248mm
About The Author

Rorke Bryan

Rorke Bryan is a specialist in geomorphology and dryland management who has published widely and worked in all over the world. Austin Dwyer graduated from the Burnley School of Professional Art, Seattle, taught Illustration and Design, and co-founded Cohen-Dwyer Advertising and Marketing. A prominent marine artist, he has exhibited widely and won numerous awards.

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