Great classic sailing ships /
Giggal, Kenneth
Great classic sailing ships / by Kenneth Giggal with paintings by Cornelis de Vries. - 128 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 x 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book presents forty of the world's most famous sailing ships, with original paintings by the celebrated Dutch artist Cornelis de Vries. De Vries' ship portraits are exquisitely detailed; whenever possible, he works form archive collections of original shipbuilder's designs. Most of the ships included here were built between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, when these ships played a vitally important part in the lives of nations and men. The text provides details on each ship.
9780753724347
Sailing ships
Sailing ships -- History
623.8203 GIG
Great classic sailing ships / by Kenneth Giggal with paintings by Cornelis de Vries. - 128 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 x 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book presents forty of the world's most famous sailing ships, with original paintings by the celebrated Dutch artist Cornelis de Vries. De Vries' ship portraits are exquisitely detailed; whenever possible, he works form archive collections of original shipbuilder's designs. Most of the ships included here were built between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, when these ships played a vitally important part in the lives of nations and men. The text provides details on each ship.
9780753724347
Sailing ships
Sailing ships -- History
623.8203 GIG