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Alfred King Lewis 1818-1860 : barge builder and shipwright, Royal Navy "Five years after Hong Kong became a British Protectorate, a young Carpenter's Mate, Alfred King Lewis became embroiled in the "Canton River Operations" in April 1847. The event was commemorated in a series of 11 hand-coloured lithographs which show the Bay of Victoria at Hong Kong, the British and Foreign Factories in the City of Canton (Guangzhou) China, sampans and junks as well as the Royal Navy paddle ships Vulture, Pluto, Espiegie, Corsair and Lorcha. These 11 prints have been reproduced for the first time in this book. Although written for family history, the book takes a first hand look at the Royal Navy through examining the activities of Ships' Carpenters in the 1840's. It also provides a social history of the London docklands area during the mid-1800's."--Provided by the publisher. 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.223(42)

Two years before the mast : a personal narrative of life at sea Dana, Richard Henry 1964 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123Pilgrim

The cabin boy : being the memoirs of an officer in the civil department of H.M. Navy /by "Billy Pitt". Pitt, William. 1840. • RARE-OVER • 2 copies available. 355.124(42)"18":094

An account of the loss of the Royal George at Spithead, August, 1782 : with Tracey's attempt to raise her in 1783, also Mr J Dean's operations, 1834-1836, as well as the success of Colonel Pasley in removing a part of the wreck ... 1840 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:656.61.085.3Royal George

Directions for laying off ships on the mould-loft floor Fincham, John, 1840 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.12(083.96)

Marine art & Ulster : a chronicle of sail, steam & hag codes /A.S. Davidson. Davidson, A. S.-(Arthur Samuel), 2005. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7.047(416)

Cunard : the fleet book /Marc-Antoine Bombail, Michael Gallagher "This is a truly unique reference book. A complete and detailed list of all the Cunard ships that have served with the company since 1840. Each vessel is classified in chronological order of entry into Cunard service, and has a brief description and history, while the majority are accompanied by a photograph or one of Marc-Antoine Bombail's specially drawn profiles. The book includes a brief history of Cunard and many fascinating reproductions of posters, brochure covers and various ephemera reflecting the company?s rich heritage from over 175 years."--Provided by the publisher 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792CUNARD

L'Hercule et la Favorite ou la capture de l'Alexandre de Bordeaux et des pirates Bordelais, effectuee a New-Port, Rhode Island, Etats-Unis de l'Amerique du Nord, le 21 mai 1838 Gourard, J-B-G Fauvel 1840 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:341.362.1(447)"1838"

White wings Brett, Henry, Sir 1924-1928 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 656.61(931)"18"

Naval costumes. 1840] • RARE-FOLIO • 3 copies available. 094:629.123.1

Nautical observations on the port and maritime vicinity of Cardiff, with occasional strictures on the ninth report of the Taff Vale Railway directors Smyth, W H 1840 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:627.2(429.7)

P&O cruise ships / Ian Collard An illustrated record of P&O's passenger liners dating from 1829 and the William Fawcett chartered by Brodie McGhie Willcox and Arthur Anderson to provide a regular service to the Iberian peninsular and operating under the Peninsular Steam Navigation Co. name. Winning the mail contract to India, the company changed its name in 1840 to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Ltd and went on to run services to China, the Far East and Australia. The introduction provides a history of the company and its continued growth through acquisition and merger. The illustrations include paintings and photographs of ships and their interiors as well as promotional material. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792P&O

Mesure d'un arc du parallele moyen entre le pole et l'equateur / par M. le colonel Brousseaud, de l'excorps royal militaire des ingenieurs-geographes; 1 vol. petit in-folio de 195 pages et 7 planches. Limoges 1839. Gautier, Alfred, 1840 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 528:094

Promotion or the bottom of the river : the blue and gray naval careers of Alexander F. Warley, South Carolinian /John M. Stickney. "South Carolinian Alexander F. Warley (1823-1895) was an exceptional naval officer who enjoyed a robust life of far-flung adventures at sea during several dramatic periods in American maritime history. Warley's career began in the 1840s, when he served as a midshipman on Old Ironsides and later took part in the Mexican War. His military exploits reached their zenith when he commanded the CSS Manassas - the first ironclad ship to engage in combat - at New Orleans in October 1861. John M. Stickney's richly detailed biography of Warley as an officer first in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate navy offers a representative example of America's professional military class during the nineteenth century. An ambitious youth of little means, Warley secured an appointment as a midshipman at the age of seventeen through the influence of John C. Calhoun. Over the next two decades of maritime adventures, Warley faced four courts-martial, combat and capture in the Mexican War, and the challenges of rising in the ranks. After South Carolina seceded in December 1860, Warley joined the newly formed Confederate navy and gained recognition for his service at New Orleans, commanding the Manassas until the Confederate defeat there in 1862. Warley's career in the Confederate navy ended with his command of the CSS Albemarle and its destruction at Plymouth, North Carolina. With vivid details and rich narration, Stickney portrays one young man's struggle for glory and success in a divided nation. Using ships logs and naval records, Stickney unravels Warley's naval career and explores the Civil War naval actions that unfolded in New Orleans, Charleston, Galveston, Savannah, and Plymouth during this critical time in American history, revealing the pluck and fortitude of a previously unknown combatant."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92WARLEY

Report of the committee of physics and meteorology of the Royal Society relative to the observations to be made in the Antarctic expedition and in the magnetic observations Royal Society. Committee of Physics and Meteorology 1840 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 910.4(9):094

Convicts of Lincolnshire / [research by C.L. Anderson]. Anderson, C L (comp) 1988. • PAMPHLET • 3 copies available. 343.87(944)"17/18"

Oregon's stolen history : California's Sir Francis Drake Commission (1973-1980) and the multiple denials for official recognition by the California State Historical Resources Commission /Garry David Gitzen "Just as the Greek Plato used the metaphor of the sun in the Allegory of the Cave, the California theorists constructed an illusion of Francis Drake landinjg in California, an allegory which led to a great many people into believing that he landed in California for the five weeks in the summer of 1579. Oregon's Stolen History documents the false California story from the beginig [beginning] in 1840 through the state legislated California's Sir Francis Drake Commission (1973-1980) to promote Drake's sojourn in California and their multiple denials for official recognition by the California State Historical Resources Commission"--Back cover. 2012 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 94(795)

Business and financial papers, 1780-1939: Series 1, Part 1: Colonial Gazette, • MICROFILM • 8 copies available.

Treatise on the theory and practice of naval architecture : being the article "Ship-building" in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, seventh edition Creuze, Augustin F B 1840 • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 094:629.12

Kurze Erlèauterung zu J. Schmidt's Mondcharte : in 25 Sectionen. Schmidt, J. F. Julius-(Johann Friedrich Julius), 1878. • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 523.3:094

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company : the Constitution and regulations of the Superannuation Fund Association (established in 1913 and operative from 1st June, 1913.) Pacific Steam Navigation Company. Superannuation Fund Association 1934 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 347.792Pacific Steam

P&O cruises : celebrating 175 years of heritage : tracing our roots back 175 years /Sharon Poole & Andrew Sassoli-Walker. A history of P&O to mark the 175th anniversary of P&O Cruises, commencing with the partnership formed in 1822 between Brodie McGhie Willcox and Arthur Anderson and which quickly became the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company. Winning the Admiralty contract to carry mail between the United Kingdom and the Iberian peninsular was a turning point for the company. Successfully tendering for the contract to deliver mail to the Indian subcontinent in 1840, the company name was changed to the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, from then on known as P&O. The book charts the development from liners to cruise ships and the rebranding to P&O Cruises, merger with the Orient Line in 1960, acquisition of the American cruise line Princess in 1974 and merger with Carnival Corporation in 2003. Other chapters focus on the company's relationship with the port of Southampton, corporate culture, dining on board, shore excursions, entertainment and activities on board and a summary of the role of officers, staff and crew. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs of ships and their interiors, personnel and paper ephemera. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792P&O

Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe from the year 1833 to 1836, comprising sketches of Polynesia, California, the Indian Archipelago, etc, with an account of the southern whales, and the sperm whale fishery ... Bennett, Frederick Debell 1970 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 639.245.1(9)

Bilbroughs Bilbroughs provides a comprehensive biography of Arthur Bilbrough and his family, and a history of the shipping and insurance companies he was involved with. Born in Leeds in 1840, Arthur Bilbrough began his career in the Liverpool offices of Pilkington Wilson, owners of the White Star Line, but moved to London in 1862 where he gained considerable commercial success, initially as a result of his partnership with Henry Threlfell Wilson, and the purchase of four sailing ships, Albert William, Glendevon, Tornado and W H Haselton, clippers involved in the wool, grain and coal trade with Australia and America. He subsequently went into business with George Smith, a leading figure in literary circles, founder of the Pall Mall Gazette, and publisher of work by the Bronte sisters amongst others. In 1880 Arthur founded the New Mutual Marine Insurance Association, and in 1883 was elected a member of Lloyd's. The business continued to expand and in 1890 he bought the London Steamship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association and the British Shipowner's Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association Limited, which was to merge with The London P & I Club. Arthur died in 1925. He was succeeded by his son Kenneth who worked for the firm until retirement at the age of 69 in 1940. On the death of Kenneth in 1962, the family connection with A. Bilbrough & Co ceased. One of Arthur's other sons, Harold Ernest, had a distinguished ecclesiastical career. 1994 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Bilbrough

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