Picture the Past: The Exploration of North America
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Picture the Past: The Exploration of North America by Peter F Copeland
Learn about the age of exploration across North America in this captivating book! Forty-five pages of finely detailed illustrations depict important historical events spanning centuries of discoveries that changed the world. The dynamic drawings begin with the arrival of the Vikings in Vinland (ca. 1000), followed by dramatic scenes highlighting many famous expeditions led by Cabot, Champlain, Columbus, Cook, Coronado, Lewis and Clark, Jedediah Smith, and more. Each image is accompanied by a fact-filled descriptive caption and can be colored with pencils, pens, or crayons. Both educational and entertaining, this unique coloring book is sure to appeal to teachers, students, and history buffs ages 9 and up.Peter F. Copeland (1927-2007) was a renowned freelance illustrator with a considerable reputation as a historical illustrator, marine archaeologist, merchant mariner, and consultant to the Smithsonian Institution. In the 1950s, Mr. Copeland worked at the Smithsonian as chief of the illustration department for the old Museum of History and Technology exhibitions. He also worked as a writer and historical researcher on exhibitions dealing with military aviation and ballooning history. Mr. Copeland wrote magazine articles and illustrated American history coloring books for Dover and other publishers from 1974 until 2006.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486852256 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486852253 |
| Title | Picture the Past: The Exploration of North America |
| Author | Peter F Copeland |
| Series | Picture The Past Historical Coloring Bks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2023-12-29 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |