The Maritime Soul of John Corbett Born in 1822, the life of John Corbett was defined by the rhythmic ebb and flow of the tides and the disciplined expanse of the high seas. While history often remembers him through the lens of his distinguished naval career, his artistic legacy offers a more intimate window into the nineteenth-century world. A man of both action and observation, Corbett’s journey began far from the quietude of an ease…