Fishing Smack &c.

A smack was a traditional fishing boat used off the coast of Britain and the Atlantic coast of America for most of the 19th century and, in small numbers, up to the Second World War.

A fine etching by Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) from, ‘Fifty plates of shipping and craft‘ which he drew and etched all the images. Cooke was an important marine and botanical artist, the son of the engraver George Cooke. He was making engravings of plants by the age of nine. Not only was he a member of the ARA and RA but a fellow of a number of scientific societies including, the Linnean, Geological, Zoological and Antiquaires Societies.