Artistic clues to coastal change
Dec 29th, 2008
From the BBC: Artistic clues to coastal change.
Nineteenth Century artwork is a useful tool for studying coastal erosion, according to a retired coastal engineer.
Robin McInnes assessed the accuracy of geological and topological features in more than 400 paintings of the Isle of Wight and Hampshire coastline.
Dr McInnes said such old masters gave engineers the chance to see coastal features before they were changed by industrial development. [continue].
So those endlessly tedious pretty Victorian water colors are good for something, after all. I should know by now that nothing is wasted; looked at in the right way, everything has some way to put a new perspective on life. Had to look up “groynes” though. I knew that there was architectural meaning (cathedral groin) but not a nautical one.