PEN AND INK SKETCHES
I am teaching myself to sketch. It has become a favorite hobby.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
"Albert Gallantin" -- burned and sank in 1875
This is second of a series of ships that were lost in the Cape Horn Islands, at the southern tip of South America. The drawing comes from the visitor's chart of this geographic area. x/Barca inglesa. Costa NE de Isla de Los Estados - Incendiada en alta mar y uiego abandonada.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Avdat Acropolis
City of Avdat--The city's acropolis was the high portion of the area which includes a fortress surrounded by a wall, and in turn, an area of worship, which includes two Byzantine churches standing in close proximity.
S. S. "Gulf of Aden" -- Sunk in 1889

Shipwreck and Sinking in the area of -- Isla De Los Estados -1889. This drawing comes from a travelers chart of the area.
IH/1880. Vapor ingle's do pasajeros. Se fue a pique cerca del Cabo Tres Montes. De las ochenta personas que iban a bodo, solo trece se salvarorn.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
The Roman Corbita or Merchantman
Reference:
Henry B. Culver, Gordon Grant (illus.) "The Book of Old Ships ---," Dover Pub., New York, 1962, Page 40.
Henry B. Culver, Gordon Grant (illus.) "The Book of Old Ships ---," Dover Pub., New York, 1962, Page 40.
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