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Census of portolan charts & atlases : as reported and listed by the noted scholars of the genre in their works ranging from 1897 to 2008 /Richard Pflederer. Pflederer, Richard L. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 912.43

Scientiae eclipsium commercio Sinarum illustratae : Investigationes ordinis eclipsium, ubi praecipue aliorum eclipticae periodi explicantur /novae inveniuntur a p. Melchiore a Briga e Societate Jesu. Briga, Melchior dalla, 1747. • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 521.8:094

The rule and exercises of holy living : in which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every vertue, and the remedies gainst every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations :together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion fitted to all occasions and furnished for all necessities /by Jer. Taylor. Taylor, Jeremy 1710. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:24

The seaman Ellacott, S E 1970 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49

Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars : Artillery in siege, fortress and navy, 1792-1815 /Kevin F. Kiley. "Napoleon was an artilleryman before he was an emperor. He understood the power and effectiveness of cannon and their ability to pulverise defences, reduce fortresses and destroy attacks. In return, the guns won Napoleon battles. This impressive study chronicles the story of the guns and men during the twenty-three years of almost continuous warfare from 1792-1815: from the battlefields of continental Europe to the almost primitive terrain of North America and of the seas, lakes and rivers that connected them. Detailed technical information is accompanied by vivid descriptions which allow the reader to imagine what it must have been liked to manoeuvre and man the guns in a variety of situations - whether on the march or on the battlefield. Based on years of research into regulations of the period, eyewitness accounts of artillerymen and material culled from official reports, the scope and depth of material will satisfy the serious researcher, while the lively narrative will appeal to the casual reader."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1793/1815"(42:44)

The horrible peace : British veterans and the end of the Napoleonic Wars /Evan Wilson. "Few battles in world history provide a cleaner dividing line than Waterloo: before, there was Napoleon; after, there was the Pax Britannica. While Waterloo marked France's defeat and Britain's ascendance as an imperial power, the war was far from over for many soldiers and sailors, who were forced to contend with the lasting effects of battlefield trauma, the realities of an impossibly tight labor market, and growing social unrest. The Horrible Peace details a story of distress and discontent, of victory complicated by volcanism, and of the challenges facing Britain at the beginning of its victorious century. Examining the process of demobilization and its consequences for British society, Evan Wilson draws on archival research and veterans' memoirs to tell the story of this period through the experiences of veterans who struggled to reintegrate and soldiers and sailors who remained in service as Britain attempted to defend and expand the empire. Veterans were indeed central to Britain's experience of peace, as they took to the streets to protest the government's indifference to widespread unemployment and misery. The fighting did not stop at Waterloo"-- [2023] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.00941

Secret service : British agents in France, 1792-1815 /Elizabeth Sparrow. Sparrow, Elizabeth-(Elizabeth Mary), 1999. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.402(44)"1792/1815"

In these times : living in Britain through Napoleon's Wars, 1793 - 1815 /Jenny Uglow. Uglow, Jennifer S., 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941.073

Salcombe, schooner port : a maritime history of Salcombe & its merchant sailing vessels in the nineteenth century /Roger Barrett. "This new book is the first comprehensive account of Salcombe's heyday as a shipbuilding and shipowning port. Over 220 pages, it tells the story of the port's maritime community in the nineteenth century and describes the ships, their trades and the men who built, owned and sailed them."--Provided by the publisher 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.1(423.5)

British strategy in the Napoleonic war 1803-15 The book attempts to give an analysis of British military policy and shows how Britain formulated and implemented her strategy during the Napoleonic War 1803-15. Contents include: manpower and money; the sinews of war; the political background, strategic options and pressures, Addington and Pitt, the Ministry of Talents; the Portland Ministry and the ministries of Perceval and Liverpool. 1992 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1793/1815"(42:44)

British warships in the age of sail, 1793-1817 : design, construction, careers and fates /Rif Winfield. Winfield, Rif. 2005. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1793/1817"

Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars / Robert Gardiner. Gardiner, Robert, 2000. • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 623.823.6"1801/1815"

Naval engagements : patriotism, cultural politics, and the Royal Navy 1793-1815. /Timothy Jenks Jenks, Timothy 2006 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)(043.2):942.07

Napoleon and the invasion of Britain / Alexandra Franklin and Mark Philp ; with contributions by Katrina Navickas. Franklin, Alexandra 2003. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 741.5:92NAPOLEON

We shall fight on the beaches : defying Napoleon & Hitler, 1805 and 1940 /Brian Lavery. Lavery, Brian. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1805+1940"

Star captains : frigate command in the Napoleonic wars Wareham, Tom 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.6(42)"1793/1815"

Britain's war against the slave trade : the operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron, 1807-1867 /Anthony Sullivan. "Long before recorded history, men, women and children had been seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as slaves. Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Arabs were among the earliest of many peoples involved in the slave trade, and across Africa the buying and selling of slaves was widespread. There was, at the time, nothing unusual in Britain's somewhat belated entry into the slave trade, transporting natives from Africa's west coast to the plantations of the New World. What was unusual was Britain's decision, in 1807, to ban the slave trade throughout the British Empire. Britain later persuaded other countries to follow suit, but this did not stop this lucrative business. So the Royal Navy went to war against the slavers, in due course establishing the West Africa Squadron which was based at Freetown in Sierra Leone. This force grew throughout the nineteenth century until a sixth of the Royal Navy's ships and marines was employed in the battle against the slave trade. Between 1808 and 1860, the West Africa Squadron captured 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 Africans. The slavers tried every tactic to evade the Royal Navy enforcers. Over the years that followed more than 1,500 naval personnel died of disease or were killed in action, in what was difficult and dangerous, and at times saddening, work. In Britain's War Against the Slave Trade, naval historian Anthony Sullivan reveals the story behind this little-known campaign by Britain to end the slave trade. Whereas Britain is usually, and justifiably, condemned for its earlier involvement in the slave trade, the truth is that in time the Royal Navy undertook a major and expensive operation to end what was, and is, an evil business."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.362

Allgemeine geographische ephemeriden / bverfasset von einer Gesellschaft Gelehrten und herausgegeben von F. von Zach Zach, Franz Xaver,-Freiherr von, 1798-9 • RARE-BOOK • 4 copies available. 91:094

Oeuvres d'Archimáede / traduites littâeralement, avec un commentaire, par F. Peyrard ; suivies d'un mâemoire du traducteur sur un nouveau miroir ardent, et d'un autre mâemoire de M. Delambre, sur l'arithmâetique des Grecs. Archimedes 1808 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 51(038):094

An account of the Marine Society, recommending the piety and policy of the institution, and pointing out the advantages accruing to the nation : with the motives for establishing it : also a full detail of their rules and forms of business : with a list of the subscribers, from the commencement in July 1756, to September 30 1759 : also a proposal for accommodating the boys, equipped by them, in the merchants [sic] service, when the war is finished /by Mr Hanway. Hanway, Jonas 1759 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available.

Alison's atlas of the wars in Europe 1792-1815 "This Atlas, intended to illustrate the most important period of modern history, consists of a series of plans of sieges and battles, pointing out every circumstance of locality, affecting the operations detailed, and maps of extensive portions of country, exhibiting at one view the whole range of a campaign, with the relative positions and political boundaries of Empires and States"--Provided by the publisher. Contents also include a concise vocabulary of military and marine terms. Facsimile published from the 1875 edition. 1994 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.48"1792/1815"(4)

Imperial twilight : the Opium War and the end of China's last Golden Age /Stephen Platt. "In 1839 Britain embarked on the first of its wars with China, sealing the fate of the most prosperous and powerful empire in Asia, if not the world. Motivated by drug profiteering and free-trade interests, the Opium War helped shape the China we know today, sparking the eventual fall of the Qing dynasty and the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century. Imperial Twilight is a riveting and revealing account of the end of China's Golden Age and the origins of one of the most unjust wars in history."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 951/.033

My cathedral in the sea : a history of the Conway /Harley Stanton. "My Cathedral in the Sea traces the story of the Conway from its 1851 construction in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to its final resting place in the Atlantic. Conway traversed the globem making many trans-Atlantic crossings and five journeys to Australia; in 1860 the ship barely survived a storm close to Madeira. Extensive extracts from logs, passenger diaries and contemporary newspapers contribute to a vivid picture of life on a sailing ship in the mid-nineteenth century."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt

Mysteries and sea monsters : thrilling tales of the sea, volume four /Graham Faiella. "The sea realm has ever been mysterious: strange happenings upon it, an unfathomable abyss of 'The Great Unkown' below. Before the scrutiny of scientific Enlightenment and Age of Reason, in the eighteenth century, ghost ships and oceanic monsters were the stuff of superstition, myth and legend to explain the inexplicable, to enthrall the imagination - and enliven the unimaginable. Narratives of phantom ships managed by ghostly (sometimes skeletal) crews, or damned like the Flying Dutchman to roam the seas forever; of sinister, sinuous sea serpents; and the lore of the terrible multi-tentacled kraken, Accounts inspired spirited controversy amongst believers and sceptics, in the awestruck thrill of such frightful enigmas."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 398.322

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