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Navigating by the Southern Cross : a history of the European discovery and exploration of Australia /Kenneth Morgan. "In this comprehensive study, Kenneth Morgan provides an authoritative account of European exploration and discovery in Australia. The book presents a detailed chronological overview of European interests in the Australian continent, from initial speculations about the 'Great Southern Land' to the major hydrographic expeditions of the 19th century. In particular, he analyses the early crossings of the Dutch in the 17th century, the exploits of English 'buccaneer adventurer' William Dampier, the famous voyages of James Cook and Matthew Flinders, and the little-known French annexation of Australia in 1772. Introducing new findings and drawing on the latest in historiographical research, this book situates developments in navigation, nautical astronomy and cartography within the broader contexts of imperial, colonial, and maritime history."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 944.01
America's Cup Jubilee programme Official Programme of the Jubilee of the America's Cup celebrating 150 years. Includes overview of America's Cup origins from 1851 in London, New York and Cowes; an account of the original race on 22 August 1851; profile of the first winner of the race, America; breakthrough boats:- America 1851, Reliance 1903, Shamrock IV 1920, Intrepid 1967, Australia II 1983, NZL- 60 2000; and an overview of the history of the Cup. 2001 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 797.144.092.1
John Rae, Arctic explorer : the unfinished autobiography /edited and with an introduction by William Barr. "John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae's accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (1,850 kilometres) of Arctic coastline; he is undoubtedly one of the Arctic's greatest explorers, yet today his significance is all but lost. John Rae, Arctic Explorer is an annotated version of Rae's unfinished autobiography. William Barr has extended Rae's previously unpublished manuscript and completed his story based on Rae's reports and correspondence--including reaction to his revelations about the Franklin Expedition. Barr's meticulously researched, long overdue presentation of Rae's life and legacy is an immensely valuable addition to the literature of Arctic exploration."-- [2018] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 917.1904/1092
Turner / William Gaunt ; with notes by Robin Hamlyn. "J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) is the most masterly of British painters. His work exploits the great traditions of European painting, while anticipating the development of modern art in the twentieth century. As a Romantic, he was from his earliest works sensitive to the dramas found in land and seascapes, though increasingly light and colour alone became all-important to him. He travelled through England, France, Italy and Switzerland, and his views are possibly the most imaginative evocations of these countries ever painted. The original essay by William Gaunt, an authority on British art who died in 1980, has been updated for this edition by the adding of plate commentaries and many black-and-white illustrations, making it a perfect introduction to one of the greatest British masters."--from back cover. 1981 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7TURNER
Diary and correspondence of Samuel Pepys, FRS, Secretary to the Admiralty in the reigns of Charles II and James II. Pepys, Samuel, 1848-1851 • RARE-BOOK • 6 copies available. 094:("Pepys(093:32)
Turner's modern and ancient ports : passages through time /Susan Grace Galassi, Ian Warrell, and Joanna Sheers Seidenstein "Widely considered Britain's greatest painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is best known for his light-filled landscapes and seascapes. A relentless traveler, Turner often turned his artistic attention to the theme of modern and ancient ports. In the mid-1820s, Turner exhibited two monumental, and controversial, paintings of ports: Cologne and Dieppe. Shocking for their intense luminosity and yellow tonality, as well as for Turner's unorthodox handling of paint, these works marked a transition in the artist's career as he moved away from naturalism and toward a new, poetic topography. This in-depth study of these two seminal paintings also addresses a wide selection of Turner's works in both oil and watercolor from the 1820s, placing them in the context of radical changes in British social and economic structures taking place at the time. Drawing from period travel accounts, contemporary critical commentary, and new technical analyses of Turner's work, this magnificently illustrated book brings a fresh, new perspective to the pivotal middle years of Turner's career"--Provided by publisher. 2017 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 7TURNER
The secret history of the convict colony : Alexandro Malaspina's report on the British settlement of New South Wales King, Robert J 1990 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.5(944)
The pilot Cooper, James Fenimore, 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3
Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures of James Gillray Gillray, James 1849-1851 • RARE-OVER • 2 copies available. 741.5(42)"17/18"
Lives of distinguished American naval officers Cooper, James Fenimore, 1846 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:92:355.33(73)
The pathfinder : or the inland sea Cooper, James Fenimore, 1887 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3
Afloat and ashore : a sea tale Cooper, James Fenimore, 1888? • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3
Poems / by Samuel Rogers. Rogers, Samuel, 1834. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 820-1
Admiral Arthur Phillip : 1738-1814. 2002] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92PHILLIP, ARTHUR
Grand fancy dress ball HMS Resolute.-Royal Arctic Casino 1851 • RAREPAM-OS • 1 copy available. 792.077
The novel newspaper : vol 1 Cooper, James Fenimore, 1839 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3
East meets West : original records of western traders, travellers, missionaries and diplomats to 1852. 2007. • MICROFILM • 1 copy available. 347.71East India
[Collection of anti-slave trade articles] 1848-1851. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1:094
The English maiden's song : sung in the pantomine of 'Zero!' HMS Assistance.-Royal Arctic Theatre • RAREPAM-OS • 1 copy available. 792.07
Mark's reef : or the crater : a tale of the Pacific Cooper, James Fenimore, ca1860 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3
Homeward bound, or the chase : a tale of the sea Cooper, James Fenimore, 1888 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(26)
The King's own / Marryat, Frederick. 1896. Marryat, Frederick, 1896 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3
The sea lions : or the lost sealers Cooper, James Fenimore, 1888 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.247.453
Newton Forster : or the Merchant Service Marryat, Frederick, 1903 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3