2019年8月13日 · Stephen Biesty is a world-renowned British illustrator. He made his name in the 1990s for his best-selling Incredible Cross-Section books published by Dorling Kindersley, which have topped global sales of 3.5 million and have been printed in 16 languages.

2019年8月13日 · Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas.Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation. Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's n...

2019年8月13日 · Editorial Reviews. Even the most confirmed landlubbers may find themselves chanting "Yo-ho-ho!'' by the time they've reached the last of Biesty's 10 uncannily well-executed spreads, each of which shows a cross-section of a 100-gun man-of-war modeled after Admiral Nelson's flagship, the HMS Victory, built in 1765.

Stephen Biesty is an award-winning illustrator best known for his works Cross Section Castle, Cross Section Man-of-War, Giant Vehicles, Emergency Vehicles, and Castles. He is the recipient of the 1993 New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year …

2019年8月13日 · Cross - Sections Man of War (Stephen Biesty's Cross-sections) by Richard Platt, Aug 13, 2019, DK Children edition, hardcover ... Cross Section Man Of War: Cross-sections 1993, Dorling Kindersley Hardcover in English 156458321X 9781564583215 zzzz. …

They were most effective at short range. This man-of-war carried two huge 68-pounder (31 kg) carronades. Upper gun deck Unlike the lower and middle decks, this deck was open to the weather in the middle. Three of the man-of-war's small boats sat on cradles attached to the beams which crossed over the open space.

1990年6月1日 · This is, as said, cross-sections drawings (and cross throughs) of many aspects of the Man of War. Some pages include officer quarters, eating, sleeping, setting sail, provisions, personnel, etc and it is unbelievably ornate, complicated, and detailed,