EditorialCaptain's Boyton's voyage - a cigar in mid-channel'. Paul Boyton (1848— 1924), known as the Fearless Frogman, was a showman and adventurer some credit as having spurred worldwide interest in water sports as a hobby, particularly open-water swimmin...
EditorialTextile Fragment with Sailing Ships, ca. 1600, Attributed to Iran, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave, Textile: L. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm), Textiles-Woven, This fully reversible fragment of a complex double weave textile shows sailing ships, swimmin...