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
A book for all students of sail and lovers of the windjammer, dealing with the sailing ship of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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