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BRITISH WARSHIP RECOGNITION Album 1 Capital Ships 1895-1939 Perkins Identification
£18.99
Considered to be an “amateur photographer”, Richard Perkins tirelessly compiled and diligently drew an epic collection of hand-drawn profile recognition illustrations, he organised and categorised just about every single ship afloat within the Royal Navy between 1860 and 1939 as well as keeping track of their alterations and documenting them along the way.
Volume 1&2 cover armoured ships (1860-91), battleships(1893-1938),battlecruisers (1907-18) and aircraft/seaplane carriers (1893-1937)
These albums are one of the most important reference collections housed in the National Maritime Museum and the publication in printed book form is of utmost importance for every enthusiast and ship modeller, bearing in mind that they reproduce all the drawings at full size and in colour.
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Description
The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships. However, it is a unique hand-drawn manuscript artefact in the care of the National Maritime Museum, so despite its value it is rarely seen by anyone besides the museum’s curators, for whom it is a precious resource, used on an almost daily basis.
The first four publication’s of this monumental work in superbly produced multi-volume editions, that capture all the qualities of the original, this has been possible because of the collaboration with the museum. Every page is reproduced at full size, making the extensive hand-written annotation readable, while the fine-line drawings retain all the colours that Perkins used to denote appearance differences and alterations.
Overseas clients please note: Due to excessively high wrapped weight shipping is weighted on this title.
Additional information
| Author/Editor | Richard Perkins |
|---|---|
| Product Code | 28098 |
| Delivery | This item is usually dispatched Next Day |
| Format | This HARDBACK books dimension’s are a massive 30.5 x 38.7 cm that's 12×15 inches, and has a page count of 192 with full colour throughout. |
| ISBN | 9781848323827 |
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