1 volume (304 pages) : watercolor, pen and ink ; 29 x 39 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Notes:
The author, Fred T. Jane, was a British author, illustrator, and sometime politician. He had an obsession with ships, one which he channeled into a series of reference volumes titled All the world's fighting ships, which offered data on the various navies of the world and their naval equipment. These volumes became important sources of naval intelligence for militaries and policymakers throughout the twentieth century, and pioneered a genre of information collection and presentation that continues today. Jane's work became the foundation of Jane's Information Group, a contemporary publishing and open-source intelligence corporation. As the first edition of All the world's fighting ships was published in 1898, it is possible that Ironclads of the World represents an unpublished forerunner to Jane's later work.
Subject Terms:
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Pictorial works. | Warships -- Pictorial works. | Armored vessels -- Pictorial works. | Navies -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Watercolors. | Ink drawings. | Albums (books) | Sketchbooks.