The Maritime History of Cornwall

摘要

There are some books which are a delight to hold, and to behold, even before one delves into their pages – and this is one of them. A pleasingly chunky volume, the front of the dust jacket features Joseph Southall's The Three Masted Schooner, his limpid and evocative 1919 marine landscape of a sailing vessel at Fowey which sums up so many of the themes covered within, such as maritime trade, coastal communities, and Cornwall's later promotion as a holiday destination. A well-chosen and effective pictorial overture!