The Marine Paintings of Smitheman (Hardback)

The distinguished marine painter Francis Smitheman has spent some thirty years passionately depicting the Age of Sail, an age in which sailing ships have enabled man to move out from the coast, to trade, to defend his territory and to discover and chart new lands for the benefit of mankind. In this stunning book, Smitheman offers us an evocative visual survey of the sailing ship by focussing on certain aspects: Historical Vessels,Antarctica and the Arctic, London