Nauticalia

Marine Photo Service was the first company to take (and sell) photographs of passengers as they travelled by ship to their exotic destinations across the five continents and seven seas. Over the years they built up a huge collection which somehow ended up "archived" in a garden shed. Here is a selection of some of the finest images - a unique window on a world that has now vanished forever - alongside interviews with photographers, crew and passengers. 250 pages, hardback. Published by the National Maritime Museum.