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The illustrations are almost magical, transporting the reader to a specific time and place . . . Together with the text, the imagination is balanced with enough historical information to make the reading and viewing of this book a delight on many levels. -Jeffrey Smith, Oregon Historical Quarterly

Miller's painstaking style has produced plates that are, in effect, rendered, three-dimensional working drawings; one can literally count the number of planks in a vessel's hull. . . . precisely what the historian and research wants to see. . . . the paintings are marvelous simply to look at. -John McKay, International Journal of Maritime History , December 2011

"""The illustrations are almost magical, transporting the reader to a specific time and place... Together with the text, the imagination is balanced with enough historical information to make the reading and viewing of this book a delight on many levels."" -- Jeffrey Smith * Oregon Historical Quarterly * ""Miller's painstaking style has produced plates that are, in effect, rendered, three-dimensional working drawings; one can literally count the number of planks in a vessel's hull.... precisely what the historian and research wants to see.... the paintings are marvelous simply to look at."" -- John McKay * International Journal of Maritime History * ""Visually spectacular."" -- Tracey Sherlock * Vancouver Sun * ""This 200-page coffee-table style art book is a very special pleasure to browse through from beginning to end, and a highly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic Art History and Marine History collections."" ""Miller has the talent to carry off both painting and text.... Miller's well-paced narratives reopen a lost world of navigation... Miller's paintings are beautifully rendered as they reimagine the ships according to the historical record..."" -- Mike Dillon * City Living * ""A handsome coffee-table book that tells the story of world exploration... Miller, a maritime artist and illustrator living in Vancouver, B.C., wrote the text and illustrated the book with almost 100 of his own beautifully detailed paintings."" -- Mary Ann Gwinn * The Seattle Times *"

The illustrations are almost magical, transporting the reader to a specific time and place... Together with the text, the imagination is balanced with enough historical information to make the reading and viewing of this book a delight on many levels. -- Jeffrey Smith Oregon Historical Quarterly Miller's painstaking style has produced plates that are, in effect, rendered, three-dimensional working drawings; one can literally count the number of planks in a vessel's hull... precisely what the historian and research wants to see... the paintings are marvelous simply to look at. -- John McKay International Journal of Maritime History Visually spectacular. -- Tracey Sherlock Vancouver Sun This 200-page coffee-table style art book is a very special pleasure to browse through from beginning to end, and a highly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic Art History and Marine History collections. Midwest Book Review Miller has the talent to carry off both painting and text... Miller's well-paced narratives reopen a lost world of navigation... Miller's paintings are beautifully rendered as they reimagine the ships according to the historical record... -- Mike Dillon City Living A handsome coffee-table book that tells the story of world exploration... Miller, a maritime artist and illustrator living in Vancouver, B.C., wrote the text and illustrated the book with almost 100 of his own beautifully detailed paintings. -- Mary Ann Gwinn The Seattle Times

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Gordon Miller is a distinguished maritime artist and illustrator living in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has received commissions from such institutions as the UBC Museum of Anthropology and the National Film Board of Canada, as well as magazines, including National Geographic. His paintings appear in collections in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver.

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