Eric Kentley Bücher

Vom Einbaum zum Containerschiff: die Geschichte der Schiffahrt, dargestellt in Bild und Wort. (ab 12).

An updated and expanded edition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the iconic Cutty Sark. The narrative spans the ship's construction at Dumbarton in 1869; her famous tea voyages as well as those with other cargoes; her career under a Portuguese flag; her subsequent return to the Thames, Greenwich; and the dramatic fire, painstaking restoration, and glorious reopening in April 2012.The book has been developed from the outset with the Cutty Sark Trust. It presents a chronological career narrative but includes detailed features on crew accounts, log entries, pieces on seamanship, ports and cargoes, and broader tall ship culture, as well as an opportunity to focus on artifacts and the fittings of the ship. This unique opportunity allows the first publication of specially commissioned photography created as part of, and subsequent to, the clipper's restoration as well as the findings of resulting research.

The book offers a comprehensive exploration of water transport documentation, highlighting unique boat-building techniques specific to the sub-Continent. It presents an engaging narrative that makes the subject accessible to readers, setting new benchmarks in the field.

Pop-Up Book of Ships is a dramatic pop-up journey into the world’s maritime past, presenting various maritime cultural innovations. From the early explorers such as the Santa Maria to the famous Mayflower; from marauding pirate ships to frigates like the Bonhomme Richard and the U.S.S. Constitution; from a quaint Mississippi riverboat to the luxurious S.S. Normandie ocean liner and a superbly crafted America’s Cup yacht; from impressive aircraft carriers such as the Intrepid or Enterprise to the most advanced nuclear submarine. Readers will learn about the H.M.S. Victory, labeled a "first-rate ship," a designation that was used as early as the eighteenth century by the British Royal Navy for its largest ships mounting 100 guns or more; or that unlike a traditional square-rigged ship, the sails of a Chinese junk can be moved toward the long axis of the ship, allowing a junk to sail into the wind, to name only two. Pop-Up Book of Ships presents a dynamic history of some of the world’s greatest maritime adventures. Colorful, informative, and fun, Pop-Up Book of Ships adeptly showcases maritime adventure and lure of the sea, and is a fascinating book for sailors and seamen of all ages.

Genau 90 Jahre nach dem spektakulären Untergang der Titanic wird die Geschichte des berühmtesten Luxusdampfers aller Zeiten noch einmal lebendig. Auf den großen Wimmelbildern gibt es viel zu entdecken - vom Bau des gigantischen Schiffs bis hin zur gefährlichen Suche nach dem Wrack. Spannende Suchspiele auf jeder Seite garantieren ein langes und aufregendes Leseerlebnis.

Ukázka jednotlivých druhů plavidel od prvních vorů až po moderní plachetnice.