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Actions Displays	Challenger sketchbook : B. Shephard's sketchbook of the H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, 1872-1874 Remove from selection Add to selection TitleChallenger sketchbook : B. Shephard's sketchbook of the H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, 1872-1874 Author Benjamin Shephard (author)‎ (illustrator)‎ Harris B. (Junior) Stewart (editor)‎ J. Welles Henderson (editor)‎ Place of publicationPhiladelphia PublisherPhiladelphia Maritime Museum Year of publication1972 Pagination76 p. IllustrationsIllus., black and white and colour watercolour sketches, and black and white maps Dimensions30.5 x 24 cm Materialbook Class numberG420.C4 S4 1972 ISBN0-913346-01-2 NotesTom Proctor Collection SubjectExplorers --Great Britain --Biography., shipping, art Benjamin Shephard, a cooper aboard HMS Challenger, captured the first half of the voyage in a sketch book of watercolors. His paintings give a glimpse of Challenger's voyage from the perspective of an average crewman, depicting not only remarkable events like storms off Florida and reaching the antarctic ice but also ordinary days leaving port or holding station for the ship to perform its survey work.

TitleChallenger sketchbook : B. Shephard's sketchbook of the H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, 1872-1874

Author

Place of publicationPhiladelphia

Year of publication1972

Pagination76 p.

IllustrationsIllus., black and white and colour watercolour sketches, and black and white maps

Dimensions30.5 x 24 cm

Materialbook

Class numberG420.C4 S4 1972

ISBN0-913346-01-2

NotesTom Proctor Collection

Benjamin Shephard, a cooper aboard HMS Challenger, captured the first half of the voyage in a sketch book of watercolors. His paintings give a glimpse of Challenger's voyage from the perspective of an average crewman, depicting not only remarkable events like storms off Florida and reaching the antarctic ice but also ordinary days leaving port or holding station for the ship to perform its survey work.