Dead Reckoning of the Pacific Graveyard shipwreck chart
The “Pacific Graveyard” has been claiming victims ever since man endeavored to set sail over these treacherous waters.
Ships, boats, men and cargo have been lost over centuries.
Bill Brooks spent the better part of four years researching this chart, and fine-tuning every aspect.
There were literally oceans of material to sort through and condense into what you see before you, “Dead Reckoning of the Pacific Graveyard.”
Dead Reckoning is a gathering of unprecedented proportions, a gift of local maritime history.
Here is a preview (click for slideshow and to hear the radio ad currently running) of what you’ll receive if you purchase one for yourself (click on the image and you’ll be able to almost read the text and get a better idea of the infinite detail in these handsome lithographs):
Framed version #3 of 500 ”Framed tube” $225 Lithograph-$50
$500.
Much of this region’s history revolves around the sea.
Even before Lewis & Clark’s arrival, there are records of shipwrecks, and of their mysterious circumstances; tales of treasure, heroic survival and tragic losses.
Within this one document you will find the stories of hundreds of Oregon and Washington shipwrecks.
Enough to whet your intellectual appetite, and quench your thirst for American history as well as staunch your cravings for a visual feast for they are truly a work of art.
Available now through NW Limited…History in VogueTM
call 503-338-6056
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