The Gibson family of the Scilly Isles photographed shipwrecks for four generations in the C19th and C20th – an extraordinary archive that is now held at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Hair-raising images of ships foundered, sinking, broken – and rescues too. (There’s also a very large an beautiful ‘Collector’s Edition’ for £150).
Shipwreck: The Gibson Family of Scilly
£35.00
Edition:Hardback978917126558624/02/2022
Categories: 13. Spring Books 2022: Travel, History, Photography & Fashion, Spring Books 2022
Tags: Reportage, Rivers & Seas
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