Florida's maritime heritage : the sketchbook of Philip Ayer Sawyer : 1938

Name/Title

Florida's maritime heritage : the sketchbook of Philip Ayer Sawyer : 1938

Entry/Object ID

Library.1144

Description

3 v. in 1 ill. 41 cm. Florida's maritime heritage : the sketchbook of Philip Ayer Sawyer : 1938 A reproduction of Philip Ayer Sawyer's sketchbook of boats and ships in Florida, created unter the WPA's Historic Merchant Marine Survey, or HAMMS. From April 1936 through October 1937 the Florida workers completed surveys of 50 vessels. This sketchbook documents with great detail Florida's maritime heritage from canoes, to sloops, to paddle wheel boats, to schooners, to tug boats and many more through drawings and text. Reprint in this volume as an extension of ARBA final report to Congress as directed by Public Law 93-179. Includes index. Edited with introduction by Dan L. Smith

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Historic American Merchant Marine Survey., Merchant ships -- United States -- Pictorial works., Naval architecture -- Designs and plans., American drawings -- 20th century -- Boats in art -- Catalogs., Merchant ships -- United States -- Drawing., Sawyer, Philip Ayer.

Publication Details

Author

Sawyer, Philip Ayer, Smith, Dan L.

Publisher

Florida Historical Society Press

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Cocoa, FL

Publication Language

English

Call No.

NC 139 .S29 A4 2010

LCCN

9781886104402