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100 Historic Ships in Full Color (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
100 Historic Ships in Full Color - Dover Pictorial Archive Series
Author: John Batchelor
This collection of magnificent original full-color paintings by John Batchelor accurately depicts 100 amazing ships--from the royal barge of the Egyptian pharaoh Cheops (2657 b.c.), the Greek trireme of 500 b.c., and the Viking ships that visited North America around a.d. 1001 to Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria (1492); the U.S.S. C...  more » an early American warship (1794); and the nuclear submarine U.S.S. Seawolf. Here also are small Spanish caravels, the brave little Mayflower, the U.S.S. Turtle, the first submarine (1776); a Mississippi stern-wheeler (19th century), the R.M.S. Queen Mary (1934), a German U-boat, the U.S.S. Missouri, and many others. Extensive notes describe each ship in a superbly rendered collection that will thrill shipping enthusiasts of all ages. Dover Original. 100 illustrations in full color.
ISBN-13: 9780486420677
ISBN-10: 0486420671
Publication Date: 8/30/2002
Pages: 48
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Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Type: Paperback
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