A book for all students of sail and lovers of the windjammer, dealing with the sailing ship of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The types covered range from the small craft of Tasmania to the Bluenose ships of Canada, from the Onker barques and barquentines of the Baltic to the schooners of the Pacific Islands.
Orient Line was one of the most progressive and innovative British shipping companies in the Australian trade.
A further book of paintings by acclaimed marine artist Robert Lloyd.
The ships involved were the steamers Grafton , Koranui , Maitai , Manawatou and Mawhera plus the sailing ships Edwin Bassett , Genevie M. Tucker and Sophie R. Luhrs . A joint mail contract was signed with the Oceanic Steamship Co.
Cunard Line: A Fleet History
Liners, Tankers & Merchant Ships
Merchant Fleets in Profile: Lamport & Holt and Booth
Here is a masterful, colorful portrait of life and sea.
The Heyday of Sail: The Merchant Sailing Ship, 1650-1830
Sail's Last Century: The Merchant Sailing Ship 1830-1930
Union, Castle and Union-Castle Lines