<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Forty-five magnificent, ready-to-color illustrations depict vessels ranging from small, shallow-draft topsail schooners of Colonial times and early sail-and-steam powered ships to modern reconstructions of classic 17th-century vessels.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The magnificent age of sail lives again in this distinctive collection of ready-to-color American sailing ships. In a pictorial display spanning over 200 years of maritime history, artist and avid sailor Peter Copeland meticulously depicts vessels ranging from small, shallow-draft topsail schooners of Colonial times and early sail-and-steam powered ships to modern reconstructions of classic 17th-century vessels. <br>Forty-five exciting, ready-to-color illustrations include the privateer frigate <i>Bethel</i> (1748), a colonial sloop (1760), the <i>Andrew Doria </i>(1776), the U.S.S. <i>Constitution</i> (1812), the paddle steamer <i>Savannah</i> (1819), the clipper ship <i>Helena</i> (1849), a Nantucket whaler (1850), and more.<br>Complementing well-researched and accurately rendered drawings are informative captions which describe each ship -- dates, types of vessel, construction, historical background, distinguishing characteristics, brief anecdotes, and more. <br>Educational and entertaining, this impressive, fact-filled volume will delight colorists of all ages, students, teachers, as well as anyone captivated by the romance and adventure of the high seas.
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