The following prints are limited edition lithographs taken from the original paintings by the artists. Sizes are given in inches & refer to the printed image only. Margins are extra.

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Note: “To The Shores of Tripoli” commemorates the 200th anniversary of the U.S.S. Constitution bombarding the Fort of Tripoli, now Libya, on August 4th 1804. President Thomas Jefferson had sent the U.S.S. Siren,& six gunboats loaned to the U.S. by the King of Two Sicilies, & the U.S.S. Constitution under the Command of Commodore Edward Preble, to the Mediterranean. Unlike European nations Jefferson refused to allow the United States to pay tribute or ransom to the Tripoli pirates who were taking American citizens prisoner. Instead Jefferson sent the U.S. Navy to show defiance of their piracy & to successfully liberate American citizens from enslavement. (Artist's note.)

The following ship portraits represent English 19th century marine painting at its best. The artists and the publisher are unknown, but the quality and expertise of the work on each subject indicates that they were painted by knowledgeable and expert marine artists. The prints are photoliths and each one is matted & ready to frame. The overall mat sizes are - 16X20 inches.

COASTAL SAILING CRAFT
By John Gardner. Illustrated by John Gardner
Published by Hugh Evelyn. London. 1964. 1st Edition.

Each of the following prints depicts a detailed sketch of a coastal vessel, and accompanying each sketch is a page of text with an outline history of the vessel, where it was built and the date, how it was used and for how long. What cargo did the vessels carry, & between which Ports and Countries, plus information on sail plans, rigging and handling.

The sketches are brightly colored and the overall size of each page is 14X17 inches.

“SAILING THROUGH THE CENTURIES.”
By Hugh Evelyn Issued in 1963,
with drawings by Gordon Macfie.
Published by Tre Tryckare of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Prnted in Denmark

Note: The prints are colored & are on a heavy paper stock, ready for framing. Condition very good.

Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971) CBE. RSMA. One of the best known of British 20th century painters, Wilkinson was a Naval artist in both World Wars. His collection of pictures titled “The War at Sea. 1939-1945” is housed at the National Maritime Museum, London. He was a founder member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists & exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy & the Royal Society of Watercolor Artists & at many other major exhibitions. For a time he was the Marine Painter for the Royal Yacht Squadron. He lived & worked in London where he painted in oils, watercolors & drypoint. (Reference. 20th Century British Marine Painting.By Denys Brook-Hart.)

French Copper Engravings

Original French 18th century copper engraved prints of ships, navigational & cartographic surveying equipment. From Denis Diderot's “Encyclopédie” 1770-1779

FR-ENG-108 - D. DIDEROT/J. HADLEY “Astronomie. Instrumens Secteur de Mr. Haley”. Paris 1770. B/W. 8½X5½. Fine copper engraving by Robert Benard from drawings of John Hadley's Reflecting Quadrant. John Hadley (1682-1744) was an English mathemetician & scientist who invented a reflecting quadrant, actually an octant, which in 1731 replaced the far less accurate quadrant invented by John Davis, that had been the main instrument for taking sights at sea. Hadley's octant was tested at sea in 1732 & thereafter was widely accepted as a vastly improved aid to navigation. Illustrated in Diderot's “Encyclopédie”. 1770-1779. (Ref. “The Oxford Companion to Ships & the Sea”. & “The Story of Maps” by Lloyd Brown. page 197).

FR-ENG-112 - FRANCE MARITIME “Peche du Hareng” Paris c. 1864. B/W. 7X9¼. Finely engraved action scene in offshore waters depicting herring fishery, drawn by L. Garneray and engraved by Branche. Published by Chardon. From a steel engraving. 

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