Books in Dover History Coloring Book series

All the drama of shipwrecks and the excitement of discovering valuable treasures come vividly to life in 39 educational and entertaining illustrations. Ready-to-color scenes include divers gathering large jar-like containers on the site of an ancient Greek shipwreck; a Roman merchant ship in a storm; the remains of a ninth-century Viking ship; a German U-boat sinking an English freighter in 1917; the sunken Titanic; and historic diving suits, scuba-diving equipment, and more.

For motorcycle fans, the names of Harley-Davidson, BMW, Norton, Indian, Honda, Kawasaki, and Suzuki conjure up a wealth of models and styles. Exciting symbols of popular culture, these powerful machines are featured here in a book sure to thrill motorcycle aficionados and colorists alike.Chronicling over 100 years of motorcycle history, 45 accurate, finely detailed illustrations depict a splendid line of motorized cycles, beginning with the Gottlieb Daimler Motor Bicycle (1885) and ending with the Honda ES21 Future Motorcycle Concept Prototype. In addition, cycle devotees will find ready-to-color illustrations of these popular models:Excelsior Motor Bike (1902)Harley-Davidson Model J (1915)BMW R31 (1923)Triumph Speed Twin (1939)Matchless G9 (1951)Norton Commando 850 (1975)Ducatti MHR Mille (1984)Honda GL1500 “Gold Wing” (1991)Royal Enfield (1913)Zenith Gradua (1920)Brough Superior 680 (1933)Indian "Chief" (1947)BSA A65 Lightning (1966)Kawasaki Z1300 (1979)Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 (1984)Yamaha GTS1000A (1993)… and 27 other superb machines.An extensive caption accompanying each illustration identifies the manufacturer and provides details on horsepower, materials of construction, weight, speed, and other data.

Colorists of all ages are invited to create their own versions of 60 great paintings. From masterpieces by Michelangelo and Raphael to striking creations by Paul Gauguin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, this ready-to-color collection includes excellent renderings of Grant Wood's American Gothic, Winslow Homer's Snap the Whip, and Edward Hopper's Hotel Room, as well as compositions by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Paul Cézanne, Edward Burne-Jones, Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent, Vincent van Gogh, and 45 other great artists. Printed on one side only, the illustrations can be colored with a variety of media, including watercolors. All paintings are shown in original colors on the inside covers and notes provide information on each artist.

Through the ages, history has shown that the outcome of battles did not always depend on technologically advanced weaponry, but on the skill and courage of the fighting man. This exciting and unique coloring book documents those historic warriors — from an ancient Hittite warrior (1286 B.C.) to a U.S. Marine rifleman of World War II (1941–1945).Forty-four full-page illustrations, accompanied by informative captions, depict 22 pairs of historic adversaries on facing pages, among them a Roman Imperial legionary opposite a Carthaginian warrior (216 B.C.), an Irish warrior and a Viking invader (A.D. 1014), a Saxon man-at-arms and a Norman knight at the Battle of Hastings (A.D. 1066), a Spanish crossbowman and a Moorish warrior (A.D. 1088), an English longbowman and a French knight (A.D. 1346), a Spanish conquistador and an Incawarrior (A.D. 1530), and a Confederate infantryman and his Union counterpart in the American Civil War (1861–1865).A fact-filled introduction and informative captions complete a collection of ready-to-color drawings that will not only appeal to coloring book fans but will also fascinate anyone interested in the long and provocative history of men-at-arms.

In the years shortly before the Civil War, many Southern plantation owners and their families "summered" in the cooler climate of the northern states, often along the New England coast. These journeys frequently included side trips to New York, Boston, or Philadelphia to replenish the family's wardrobes with the latest fashions. The particularly wealthy occasionally went to Europe, returning home with stylish apparel from London or Paris.Clothing worn during this period by members of antebellum society conveyed a distinct glamor and elegance. Tom Tierney captures the fine details of authentic garments in 29 ready-to-color illustrations. Included are walking costumes, evening gowns, morning and afternoon dresses, and wedding apparel for women, as well as suits, vests, trousers, and handsome military uniforms for the men.Descriptive captions accompany illustrations in an attractive coloring book that will not only please coloring book fans, but will also be of use to costume historians and designers.

Magnificent pyramids, the silent Sphinx, gigantic temples of stone, a land and people shrouded by the mists of time. Here's a subject that promises to captivate coloring book enthusiasts and anyone intrigued by the life and customs of ancient Egypt. Forty-four authentically detailed drawings by artist John Green recall the glory of a magnificent civilization — from the beginning of the dynasties (ca. 300 B.C.), through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms (ca. 2700–2010 B.C.), to the rule of the Ptolemies and the Roman conquest (30 B.C.) Included are expertly drawn and well-researched full-page illustrations of Cleopatra, Ramses II, the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his beautiful wife, Nefertiti, as well as scenes depicting many aspects of Egyptian life — construction of the six-story step pyramid at Sakkara, fishing and farming along the Nile, the Sphinx and pyramids at Giza, goldsmiths and metalworkers creating elegant works of art, and more.

A host of fire-breathing monsters with wings and clawed feet includes the benevolent dragons of the Far East and Latin America as well as the treacherous fiends of European lore. The 30 full-page illustrations to color include a Balinese spirit king, Greek temple guardian, English wyvern, and dragons from Norse, Polish, Egyptian, and other cultures.

Attractive illustrations invite coloring book fans of all ages to visit 27 man-made wonders of the world. Included are finely detailed images of India's lovely Taj Mahal, the hanging gardens in ancient Babylon, the Mayan temples of Tikal in Guatemala, the magnificent sanctuary of Abu Simbel in Egypt, England's awesome Stonehenge, the colossus of Rhodes, the pyramids, the great wall of China, the leaning tower of Pisa, the stone heads of Easter Island, the great temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and 16 other unforgettable examples of the indomitable ingenuity of humankind. An extensive caption accompanies each illustration.

The magnificent age of sail lives again in this distinctive collection of ready-to-color American sailing ships. In a pictorial display spanning over 200 years of maritime history, artist and avid sailor Peter Copeland meticulously depicts vessels ranging from small, shallow-draft topsail schooners of Colonial times and early sail-and-steam powered ships to modern reconstructions of classic 17th-century vessels. Forty-five exciting, ready-to-color illustrations include the privateer frigate Bethel (1748), a colonial sloop (1760), the Andrew Doria (1776), the U.S.S. Constitution (1812), the paddle steamer Savannah (1819), the clipper ship Helena (1849), a Nantucket whaler (1850), and more.Complementing well-researched and accurately rendered drawings are informative captions which describe each ship — dates, types of vessel, construction, historical background, distinguishing characteristics, brief anecdotes, and more. Educational and entertaining, this impressive, fact-filled volume will delight colorists of all ages, students, teachers, as well as anyone captivated by the romance and adventure of the high seas.

This entertaining and educational coloring book introduces young nature lovers to more than 45 animals commonly found in the forests of the eastern United States and Canada.Shown in their natural habitats are the honeybee, black carpenter ant, eastern box turtle, corn snake, luna moth, red fox, cedar waxwing, raccoon, star-nosed mole, silver-haired bat, porcupine, beaver, white-lipped forest snail, acorn moth, a black bear and its cubs, a short-tailed shrew, and many other birds, mammals, and insects. Accurate representations of the yellow birch, highland blueberry, trumpet creeper, eastern hemlock, red spruce, bur oak, shagbark hickory, and other forest vegetation are also included.A great way for youngsters to learn about forest creatures and their environment, this accurately rendered coloring book includes fact-filled captions identifying animals and plant life shown in the illustrations.