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HEEMSKERCK, Maerten van
Netherlandish painter (b. 1498, Heemskerck, d. 1574,
Haarlem). Related Paintings of HEEMSKERCK, Maerten van :. | Family Portrait (mk08) | St Luke Painting the Virgin and Child g | Family Portrait 21r | Man of Sorrows tw | Triptych of the Entombment | Related Artists: Mota, Jose de laMexican, Active 1708-25 Clifford Warren AshleyAuthor, Sailor, and Artist
American
1881-1947
was an American author, sailor, and artist. He is perhaps most famous for The Ashley Book of Knots, an encyclopedic reference manual with directions for and illustrations of thousands of knots. He invented the Ashley's stopper knot. Ashley also wrote The Yankee Whaler, a study of sperm whale hunters in New England in the late 18th century and early 19th century. He was born in New Bedford, Alfred de Dreux1810 - 1860
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