Since ancient times, man has relied on sea-going vessels for transportation, exploration, trade, and warfare. This beautifully rendered collection of illustrations by such famous maritime artists as Gordon Grant and John Batchelor offers a pictorial history of sailing ships from centuries past. The sea of amazing images includes everything from the royal barge of an Egyptian pharaoh, Viking ships, Columbus' Santa Maria, and the pilgrim fathers' Mayflower, as well as submarines, steamboats, ocean liners, and more. Filled with 119 color and 77 black-and-white illustrations, this stunning volume will enhance an ocean of craft and design projects, while thrilling nautical book collectors.

"Recommended." — The Midwest Book Review Butterflies, dragons, birds, fish, flowers, and more: the most popular Chinese motifs are now available in versatile vector formats. Graphics are included in four different formats each: EPS, SVG, JPEG, and PNG. With the enclosed image-editing application software, designers and crafters can easily enlarge, color, pattern, texture, and customize the images to suit their needs.

Great for use as spot illustrations, 301 sharp silhouettes are offered in four formats each. Ready to expand or enhance, vector-based images include people, animals, plant life, fantasy figures, vehicles, and more.

An expansive selection of images from Japanese art in easy-to-customize vector formats: cranes, geishas, kimonos, bonsai, crests, and more. Enlarge and enhance without losing clarity! 300 different graphics are offered in four formats each: EPS and SVG vectors, as well as JPEG and PNG bitmap files.

This compilation of more than 300 easily customized graphics features mythical beasts, circular and square spot illustrations, and other traditional motifs, all graced by the intertwined style of ancient Celtic artwork. Files are offered in EPS, SVG, JPEG, and PNG formats.

Presents a collection of floral vector images, along with a CD-ROM which contains each image to use in a variety of clip art projects.

Three eyewitness accounts of a lethal attack by a sperm whale against a whaling ship in the Pacific in 1819, the incident that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick — as well as the 2015 movie In the Heart of the Sea. Illustrated with 12 wood engravings.