The Marine Paintings of Smitheman

In this stunning new book, Smitheman offers us an evocative visual survey of the sailing ship by focussing on certain aspects: HistoricalVessels, Antarctica and the Arctic, London's River, Ports Harbours and Havens, Nelson's Ships, Adventures and Contemporary. This work has led him to paint many still existing vessels from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. He travelsto them and consults with Captains, marine archaeologists and scholars in order to give his work authentici