BEGINNINGS OF SEA TRAVEL.—“The Ancient Mariner,” by Lionel Casson, published by Gollancz, is a fascinating study of mariners and their vessels, from the earliest days when rafts and cockle-shells put timidly to sea, until the time of the great maritime empires of antiquity. Mr Casson (who is professor of classics at New York University) combines great knowledge with love of the sea, a keen eye for the best bricks with which to build his story, and a facility for lucid explanation. The four vessels above are:—TOP LEFT: A model of a large merchantman of the Roman Empire. TOP RIGHT: A model of a ship of the Pharaoh Sahure (2550 8.C.). BOTTOM LEFT: A model of a ship of Queen Hatshepsut (1500 B.C.). BOTTOM RIGHT: A fifth-century Athenian trireme cruising.

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28938, 4 July 1959, Page 3

BEGINNINGS OF SEA TRAVEL.—“The Ancient Mariner,” by Lionel Casson, published by Gollancz, is a fascinating study of mariners and their vessels, from the earliest days when rafts and cockle-shells put timidly to sea, until the time of the great maritime empires of antiquity. Mr Casson (who is professor of classics at New York University) combines great knowledge with love of the sea, a keen eye for the best bricks with which to build his story, and a facility for lucid explanation. The four vessels above are:—TOP LEFT: A model of a large merchantman of the Roman Empire. TOP RIGHT: A model of a ship of the Pharaoh Sahure (2550 8.C.). BOTTOM LEFT: A model of a ship of Queen Hatshepsut (1500 B.C.). BOTTOM RIGHT: A fifth-century Athenian trireme cruising.