The Book of Old Ships Admire such familiar and unusual

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The Book of Old Ships Admire such familiar and unusualOf all the ships human beings have constructed to navigate the waters of the world from a hollowed out log sharpened at both ends to modern ocean liners weighing thousands of tons those powered by the wind are among the most interesting and beautiful. In this classic review, noted maritime artist Gordon Grant has created 80 magnificent line illustrations of some of history's most important sailing ships, beginning with a graceful Egyptian galley (c.