British Warship Recognition: The Perkins Identification Albums: Volume II: Armored Ships 1860-1895, Monitors and Aviation Ships
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848323867 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the Author Richard Perkins was a leading light in the Naval Photograph Club, where he became the acknowledged expert on identifying and dating warship photos. What he called his “Historical Identification Book” was originally intended only to help with this work, but its wider significance is highlighted in this edition by Andrew Choong, Curator of Historic Photos for the National Maritime Museum.Andrew Choong is Curator of Historic Photos at the National Maritime Museum.
The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships ever undertaken. Because this unique, hand-drawn manuscript artifact is in the care of the National Maritime Museum, it has rarely been seen by anyone besides the museum’s curators, who use the albums on a daily basis and regard them as a precious resource.This monumental work, in collaboration with the Museum, is a superbly produced multi-volume edition that captures all the qualities of the original. Every page is reproduced at full-size, making the extensive hand-written annotation readable, while
Richard Perkins was a leading light in the Naval Photograph Club, where he became the acknowledged expert on identifying and dating warship photos. . What he called his “Historical Identification Book” was originally intended only to help with this work, but its wider significance is highlighted in this edition by Andrew Choong,