To Swim Underwater

Category

Library Item

Item no

24722

Title

To Swim Underwater, Figure 32 from The Art of Swimming

Description

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

5.5 x 9.0 cm

Type

Etching

Location

Reference Library

The accompanying text reads: In the first place you are to determine if you are to Swim at bottom of the water, or near the surface, or in the middle between both... You may have occasion to Swim thus, when you are to seek for any thing at bottom of the water, or to pass unseen from one shore to another; sometimes also to help one in danger of drowning. But in this last case you must take heed not to come too near neither under water, nor on the surface to any one in that danger; for if such an one takes hold of you, you are certainly lost.

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