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Lose your mother : a journey along the Atlantic slave route /Saidiya Hartman. "The slave, Saidiya Hartman observes, is a stranger torn from family, home, and country. To lose your mother is to be severed from your kin, to forget your past, and to inhabit the world as an outsider. In 'Lose Your Mother', Hartman traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade by recounting a journey she took along a slave route in Ghana. There are no known survivors of Hartman's lineage, no relatives to find. She is a stranger in search of strangers, and this fact leads her into intimate engagements with the people she encounters along the way, and with figures from the past, vividly dramatising the effects of slavery on three centuries of African and American history."--Provided by the publiser. 2021. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.3/6209667

Queen Victoria : a photographic journey /Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross. "Built by Fincantieri and introduced into service in late 2007, Queen Victoria's reign is still quite young. She has been welcomed with open arms by the cruising public and is a floating celebrity with royal engagements, tandem Atlantic crossings and Gala World Cruises. The first in a new breed of Cunard ships, her design - based on the Vista Class hull of Carnival Corporation - is strengthened and enhanced to give her the ability to cross the North Atlantic Ocean. This hybrid represents a new era for the 170-year-old Cunard Line, introducing one of the most luxurious ships to carry the Golden Lion. Queen Victoria: A Photographic Journey takes the reader on the journey of a lifetime through the public rooms of this stately ship. From her exquisite Grand Lobby to her Royal Court Theatre, each room is described in light narrative with complementing photographs, allowing the reader to enjoy an on-board experience from the comfort of their living room! Written by two passionate ocean liner and cruise fans, this book is beautifully illustrated with over 200 colour photographs, creating a lovely lasting memento of Cunard's Queen Victoria."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123QUEEN VICTORIA

Argonauta : the newsletter of the Canadian Nautical Research Society. [1986]- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available. 629.04/5/06071

Grace Darling : Victorian heroine /Hugh Cunningham. Grace Darling (1815-1842) was the daughter of the keeper of Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Isles. In September 1838 she rowed out with her father to rescue survivors from the shipwrecked steamer Forfarshire. Within days of the rescue she was regarded as a national heroine, a rare accolade for a woman in Victorian times. This book examines her life and the reasons for her fame and celebrity, which have endured into the 21st century. Grace's image was used to sell books, soap and chocolates; the book's illustrations include advertising material, paintings and photographs of commemorative items. The appendix contains poems about her by Wordsworth and Swinburne. There are extensive notes, a bibliography and an index. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Darling, Grace

Historic ship models : of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries /Arnold and Henry Kriegstein. "In terms of quality, historical significance and sheer numbers, the Kriegstein family's ship model collection in the United States is the finest in private hands anywhere in the world. Principally made up of official seventeenth- and eighteenth-century models in the Admiralty or Navy Board style, the collection would be the envy of any maritime museum. As the models are not on public display, this book fills the need for a detailed catalogue and visual reference with superb colour photos of all the models, both overall portraits and multiple close-ups. Apart from lengthy descriptions of these magnificent artefacts, space is devoted to how they were identified, and the valuable research done by Arnold and Henry Kriegstein, the identical twins whose shared passion brought this all together. Beyond the technicalities of the ships, the story has a human dimension in the brothers' adventures in pursuit of every model and their dogged determination to secure them against official obstruction and dubious antiques-trade practices. This is an entirely new and revised edition of 17th and 18th Century Ship Models first published in 2007, now expanded to include the additions to the collection since that date."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82010973

The line upon a wind / Noel Mostert. "In February 1793 France declared war on Britain and Holland. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars that raged for the next twenty-two years saw European powers manoeuvring for mercantile and political advantage in a complex and ever-changing web of alliances and coalitions. By 1815 the world was a different place."--Dust jacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1793/1815"(42:44)

Admiralty sailing directions : Pacific coasts of Central America and United States pilot : Pacific coasts of Panama (west of Punta Mariato), Costa Rica including Isla del Coco, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and United States of America; off-lying islands between latitudes 4À25'N. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Sea battles and naval heroes in the 17th-century Dutch republic / Peter Sigmond and Wouter Kloek. "In the 17th century the sea was crucially important to all the inhabitants of the Republic of the United Provinces. The wealth of the regents was based on merchant shipping and overseas trade, and the fishing industry was vital for the feeding of the whole population. Safety at sea and protection against enemy invasion were guaranteed by the war fleet. Consequently, the navy and the admirals who commanded the fleet were at the centre of attention. After all, their success of failure determined the fate of many. If they were successful they were worshipped; if they lost. they were abused by the mob. Many paintings, prints, drawings and objects in the Rijksmuseum bear witness to these men and their fortunes at sea. There are splendid images of sea battles and portraits of admirals and their ships. But what do these wonderful pictures tell us? Why were they made? What do they really show, and how did they originate?"--Back cover. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 75.047(26:492)"17"

Lost history : the enduring legacy of Muslim scientists, thinkers, and artists /Michael Hamilton Morgan. Author Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science and culture lay the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles the Golden Ages of Islam, beginning in 570 a.d. with the birth of Muhammad, and resonating today, he introduces scholars like Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam--empirical thinkers who revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, and medicine of their time and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus, and many others. And he reminds us that inspired leaders from Muhammad to Suleiman the Magnificent championed religious tolerance, encouraged intellectual inquiry, and sponsored brilliant artistic, architectural, and literary works. For anyone seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim world in influencing modern society, this book provides new insight not only into Islam's historic achievements but also the ancient resentments that fuel today's bitter conflicts.--From publisher description. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 297:001.3(091)

Writing North America in the seventeenth century : English representations in print and manuscript /Catherine Armstrong. Armstrong, Catherine. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 973.02

Artists' pigments : a handbook of their history and characteristics: volume 4 Each volume concentrates on different pigments. "Artists' pigments series: an encyclopedic reference [intended] For the practicing artist to learn a pigment's color, hiding power, lightfastness, toxicity, compatibility; For the art historian to know how an artist worked, what pigments were used, whether they were pure or mixed, opaque or transparent, layered or not; For the conservator to devise techniques necessary for the care and conservation of works of art, to determine what is original, to repair damages, to compensate for missing portions of a painted surface; For the curator and the connoisseur to know the history of manufacture and use of pigments, to authenticate and assign probable dates to works of art; For the conservation scientist to learn identification methods used, including optical microscopy, microchemical tests, X-ray diffraction, infrared and reflectance spectrophotometry, and electron microscopy." 2012 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 75.023.2

Square rigger days : autobiographies of sail /edited by Charles W. Domville-Fife ; introduction by Robert D Foulke. An edited collection of autobiographical accounts of sailors who served on the some of the last commerical sailing ships of the 19th century. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.071.22:629.123.132

Blip, ping & buzz : making sense of radar and sonar /Mark Denny. "Have you ever wondered how stealth planes achieve "invisibility," how sunken ships are found, or how fishermen track schools of fish in vast expanses of ocean? Radar and sonar echolocation -- a simple matter of sending, receiving, and processing signals. Weaving history with simple science, Mark Denny deftly reveals the world of radar and sonar to the curious reader, technology buff, and expert alike. He begins with an early history of the Chain Home radar system used during World War II and then provides accessible and engaging explanations of the physics that make signal processing possible. Basic diagrams and formulas show how electromagnetic and sound waves are transmitted, received, and converted into images, allowing you to literally see in the dark. A section on bioacoustic echolocation, with a focus on the superior sonar systems of bats and whales and a discussion of the advanced technology of next-generation airborne signal processors, opens the imagination to fascinating possibilities for the future." - Book jacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.88

Economies of representation, 1790-2000 : colonialism and commerce /edited by Leigh Dale and Helen Gilbert. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.3:38"1790/2000"

Castle class corvettes : an account of the service of the ships and of their ships' companies /compiled by Norman Goodwin ; edited by Steve Bush. "This is the story of the 39 Castle Class corvettes which played such a vital role in countering the U-Boat threat during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic. From 11th December 1943 to 6th June 1945 they escorted 237 ocean convoys comprising 1,200 merchant ships sailing. Onle ten merchant ships were lost by enemy action. They destroyed 7 U-Boats for the loss of just 3 corvettes."--From dustjacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.2(42)"1943/1945"

Les cartes portolanes : la representaciâo medieval d'una mar solcada /Ramon J. Pujades i Bataller. Puchades i Bataller, Ramon J. 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 910.9

A practical guide to costume mounting / Lara Flecker. Flecker, Lara. 2007. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 069.445:646.4

The new Cunard Queens : Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth /Nils Schwerdtner. Schwerdtner, Nils, c2008. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123QUEEN VICTORIA

Inigo Jones : and the classical tradition /Christy Anderson. "Inigo Jones worked as hard on the creation of his architectural persona as he did on the design of the buildings for the early Stuart court. Through his study of continental architectural and art theory, humanist education, and courtly behavior, Jones redefined the intellectual status of architecture in England and forged a new role for the architect in public life. Since the time of his death, he has been variously described as the first educated architect, the first classicist, the first Renaissance architect in Britain, and the savior of British building from the long winter of the Elizabethan style. This reputation has overlooked the many ways that Jones drew on English customs in order to shape classical architecture for a domestic audience. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 720.92

Equiano's daughter : the life of and times of Joanna Vassa, daughter of Olaudah Equiano, Gustavus Vassa, the African /by Angelina Osborne. "The Life and Times of Joanna Vassa' is a remarkable achievement and adds another ripple in the trail to discover more about a great man and his legacy, in this year of the 200th anniversary since the act to abolish the transatlantic slave trade in Britain came into effect. This book honours the legacy of the relentless journey of an abolitionist and the journey to discover what happened to Joanna following his death on the 31st March 1797." 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 305.805092

Naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars : Cape St. Vincent, the Nile, Cadiz, Copenhagen, Trafalgar & others /W.H. Fitchett. "The wars against Napoleonic France and Spain in the early years of the nineteenth century have long fascinated historians and casual readers who are enchanted by the colour and romance of those incredible times. No aspect of the period has generated more interest and enthusiasm than the war at sea-fought between great naval commanders whose names from reverberated through time and who stood upon the decks of equally famous ships of the line in heroic battles. Here are the true life events that so inspired C. S. Forrester-and those who later followed his tradition of naval adventures to appeal to a new and enthusiastic audience. However, nothing in fiction is more remarkable than the actual events related in this book. Here are the true stories of the Victory, the Temeraire, the Orient and many other iconic vessels, and their famous and inspiring feats of naval warfare at Copenhagen, the Nile, Cadiz, Trafalgar and many other battles that helped shape the modern world."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1803/1815"(42)

Midway : dauntless victory :fresh perspectives on America's seminal naval victory of World War II /by Peter C. Smith. "This is an in-depth study of the battle of Midway that reviews the many previous accounts and compares their accuracy and veracity with fresh documentation that has been released recently, including some new material on the post-war analysis made by a select committee. There are new viewpoints on the muddle among the US Admirals; the total failure of the USAAF, despite elaborate claims; views on a whitewash of Admiral Fletcher and others; fresh thinking on the part played by the US Navy Dauntless dive-bombers in the action; the mystery of the carrier Saratoga's presence; Hollywood's totally wrong take on the battle in all the films since made about it; some new eyewitness material the author has obtained and information from Japanese sources not previously used. The Appendices will include statistical details - the ships, the planes and the men."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.6"1942"

Contemporary piracy and maritime terrorism : the threat to international security /Martin N. Murphy. Do piracy and maritime terrorism, individually or together, present a threat to international security, and what relationship if any exists between them? Piracy may be a marginal problem in itself, but the connections between organised piracy and wider criminal networks and corruption on land make it an element of a phenomenon that can have a weakening effect on states and a destabilising one on the regions in which it is found. Furthermore, it is also an aspect of a broader problem of disorder at sea that, exacerbated by the increasing pressure on littoral waters from growing numbers of people and organisations seeking to exploit maritime resources, encourages maritime criminality and gives insurgents and terrorists the freedom to operate. In this context, maritime terrorism, though currently only a low-level threat, has the potential to spread and become more effective n the event of political change on land. It is only by addressing the issue of generalised maritime disorder that the problems of piracy and maritime terrorism may be controlled in the long term. c2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 323.28:341.362.1

Birds of the sea : 150 years of the General Steam Navigation Company /by Nick Robins. A history of the General Steam Navigation (GSN) company, incorporated in 1824, formed by a small consortium of shipowners, including Thomas Brockelbank, with an original fleet of five Thames steamers. The book includes tables covering fleet disposition in 1826, the main routes served in 1914, losses to enemy action in the First World War, second-hand purchases between 1921-24, and excursion fleets of the New Medway Steam Packet company in 1936. The GSN was aquired by P&O in 1920 and in the 1960s became part of the North Sea Ferries and Normandy Ferries consortiums. Included is a comprehensive fleet list, including separate lists for excursion steamers, the New Medway Steam Packet Company, Moss Hutchison Line, Great Yarmouth Shipping Company, and the Grand Union (Shipping) Company. Illustrated extensively with black-and-white photographs and some colour reproductions. 2007. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 347.792General Steam Navigation Company

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