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Title: More History Than Beauty
Review: This is a cool book even though it wasn't what I thought it would be. I bought it because I love paintings of ships at sea, particularly those of Winslow Homer. However, with only a handful of exceptions, it turned out to be historical in its black-and-white plates of ships being built, sailing in armadas, on the high seas, at war, and what they found upon arriving in uncharted territory. In fact, there are a good number of maps from several centuries ago also, which are perhaps the most interesting. The narrative discusses the artists, their methods, and their individual lives. Anyone interested in historical nautical art will enjoy this book.
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