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Of the manner of entring [entering] into the Water
1699, Etching
Of the manner of entring [entering] into the Water
Of the manner of entring [entering] into the Water
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24693
Title
Of the manner of entring [entering] into the Water, Figure 3 from the Art of Swimming
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A drawing of a naked figure immersed in water illustrating a swimming technique described in the 17th century volume, 'The Art of Swimming'.
Date
1699
Size
8.8 x 5.8 cm
Type
Etching
Location
Reference Library
The accompanying text reads: Those who don't know how to Swim, ought to enter by degrees, and gently into the Water; but those who are expert oftentimes leap in all at once with their Feet perpendicular to the Bottom, as is represented in the first Figure: sometimes after having walked a little way in the Water they lie along stretching out the Body and Arms, as you may see in the second Figure.Others holding their Right Hand or Both Hands behind their Neck, from the bank cast themselves in Head foremost, striking the Water with the Calves of their legs one after the other as in figure 3.
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