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Mary Rose : your noblest shippe :anatomy of a Tudor warship /edited by Peter Marsden; with contributions from Douglas McElvogue ... [et al.] 2009. • FOLIO • 4 copies available. 623.82MARY ROSE

Mr Selden's map of China : the spice trade, a lost chart and the South China Sea /Timothy Brook. Timothy Brook's award-winning Vermeer's Hat unfolded the early history of globalization, using Vermeer's paintings to show how objects like beaver hats and porcelain bowls began to circulate around the world. Now he plumbs the mystery of a single artifact that offers new insights into global connections centuries old.In 2009, an extraordinary map of China was discovered in Oxford's Bodleian Library - where it had first been deposited 350 years before, then stowed and forgotten for nearly a century. Neither historians of China nor cartography experts had ever seen anything like it. It was so odd that experts would have declared it a fake - yet records confirmed it had been delivered to Oxford in 1659. The 'Selden Map', as it is known, was a puzzle that needing solving. Brook, a historian of China, set out to explore the riddle. His investigation will lead readers around this elegant, enigmatic work of art, and from the heart of China, via the Southern Ocean, to the court of King James II. In the story of Selden's map, he reveals for us the surprising links between an English scholar and merchants half a world away, and offers novel insights into the power and meaning that a single map can hold. Brook delivers the same anecdote-rich narrative, intriguing characters, and unexpected historical connections that made Vermeer's Hat an instant classic. 2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382(4:5)

Furs and frontiers in the far north : the contest among native and foreign nations for the Bering Strait fur trade /John R. Bockstoce ; foreword by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto. Bockstoce, John R. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382:675.61(739.8)

The shipbuilding industry : a guide to historical records /by L. A. Ritchie. 1992. • BOOK • 6 copies available. 930.25

Three splendid little wars : the diaries of Joseph Knefler Taussig, 1898-1901 /edited by Evelyn M. Cherpak. Taussig, Joseph K.-(Joseph Knefler), 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 973.8/9

The hanging of Thomas Jeremiah : a free Black man's encounter with liberty /J. William Harris. Harris, J. William, 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 343.1(73)(=013)

The development of mobile logistic support in Anglo-American naval policy, 1900-1953 / Peter V. Nash. Nash, Peter V. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.41(42:72)"1900/1953"

Christmas in Archangel : a memoir of life in the merchant navy 1939 - 1946 /Ivan Hall "The author went to sea at the age of sixteen in Jan.1939. He describes the everyday life, work and routine aboard the Saint Merriel, a cargo ship trading between Europe and the ports of South America. The various characters on board who taught the young apprentice the skills of seamanship are brought to life. Subsequently he learned the art of navigation and the duties of a deck officer. Then came the war. On the second day a ship was sunk twenty miles astern of them, at a position they had passed through two hours previously. The crews now had to learn to keep station in convoy and how to operate armaments and new defensive weapons (some quite absurd). They faced the dangers of mines, submarines, aircraft and surface raiders. Home on leave he met Edna who was to become his wife of fifty nine years. Sent on one of the early Arctic convoys taking munitions to the USSR, his ship became frozen in at Archangel for the duration of the Russian winter of 1941/42. Upon becoming qualified as a watch keeping officer, he sailed on a succession of 'replacement' ships, to the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the South of France. "Canada and the USA built replacement ships for us, both to a similar design. Their names had the prefixes Fort and Ocean. There is a tendency to denigrate these ships as being quickly built, cheap and nasty. They were nothing of the kind. (Built using revolutionary methods there were bound to be a few problems). These ships saved the free world; it's as simple as that." When the European War ended he married Edna and they lived in Liverpool for a few weeks while he took the examinations for First Mate. Edna was pregnant when he joined a small tanker at Falmouth as navigating officer. Although Japan had by this time surrendered they set sail for the Far east and got as far as Colombo before being stalled and sent back to the UK."--Provided by the publisher. 2009 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HALL, IVAN

Time of our lives : sundials of the Adler Planetarium /Sara J. Schechner. "Since it opened in 1930 as America's first planetarium, the Adler Planetarium has been a place of exploration of space and the skies. Founder Max Adler's vision was to provide Chicago with a museum that inspired contemplation of the majesty of the heavens and the order of the universe. The vision was developed with the Planetarium's founding director Phillip Fox. Essential to this vision was an inspiring collection of historic objects to be part of the new museum: an initial collection of about 500 objects purchased from Anton W. M. Mensing, director of the Mèuller Auction House in Amsterdam, in 1929. It formed the core of the Adler Planetarium collection. To this day, the Adler Planetarium continues to collect, conserve, research, and interpret historically significant artifacts that relate to the exploration of the universe, the history of astronomy, and the ways that all humans have looked to the sky. This book is the third in a series of publications exploring the collections of the Adler Planetarium. The first two books catalogued the Adler's important collection of astrolabes. The firrst book, written in 1998 by Marjorie and Roderick Webster, explored the Adler's collection of Western Astrolabes. This was followed in 2009 by a book on Eastern Astrolabes by David Pingree. Time of Our Lives sheds light on another core strength of the Adler's collections: sundials, which are approached here not as antiquarian curiosities or just exquisite tools, but rather as historically and culturally contextualized artifacts that testify to changes in society, knowledge, aesthetics, and above all, in the deep and complex human relationship with time, which has long kept us connected to the sky above."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 681.1/112007477311

Transition to guardianship : the Indian Navy 1991-2000 /G.M. Hiranandani. "The period 1991-2000 was a challenging time due to the sweeping changes in the geopolitical and economic fronts. In the wake of Gulf War, the world witnessed the spectre of spiralling inflation due to a hike in oil prices. The unprecedented spike stunned the defence budgets which called for extraordinary abilities to cope with the grim circumstances in the face of limited funding for defence projects. It was a time of trail for the Navy as it was called upon to do 'much more with much less'. The situation was aggravated with the disintegration of the USSR, India's biggest defence supplier. It led to the discarding of the existing Rupee Rouble agreement and a demand for hard currency for defence procurement. It is testimony to the Navy's tenacity and resolve that it yet performed with aplomb. Using innovative means, the force level decline was effectively arrested by preserving equipment, innovating to produce in-house designs, encouraging indigenous production and by an improved Public-Private Industry partnership in defence production. The Navy's efforts were in tune with the imperative of a realigned geopolitical world order that necessitated the forging of new relations. The initiation of 'Look East Policy' helped fashion strong bonds with countries in the Indian Ocean. The assistance in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (1992-94) and the emphatic intervention in safely de-inducting forces was a prime example of its new proactivism. The interception and capture of pirated Japanese MV Alondra Rainbow in the high seas, 1999, only went on to underscore the eminent role that it was to play in safeguarding the Indian Ocean SLOCs. The decade marked the coming of age of the Navy - showcasing it as an able and powerful, but balanced and equanimous entity."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.353(540)

Buccaneers of the Caribbean : how piracy forged an empire /Jon Latimer. The book focuses on what the author calls buccaneers, or private men-of-war, operating in the Caribbean basin on behalf of English, French, and Dutch interests during the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries. The primary argument made is that these buccaneers were not purely pirates, but that they often operated with the approval (tacit or implied) of their countries of origin, and were instrumental in those countries gaining a foothold in the Caribbean. It begins with the example of the raid by Sir Francis Drake on Santo Domingo, Espanola (Hispaniola) in 1585, with support from Queen Elizabeth I. Amongst the other examples of buccaneers presented are Dutch admiral Piet Heyn, English sailors William Dampier and Sir Henry Morgan, and Frenchman Jean-David Nau, known as L'Ollonais. The book charts the role of the buccaneers in undermining the Spanish Empire in the Americas, through persistent attacks on vessels carrying wealth from the New World. Illustrations include portraits of Piet Heyn, Robert Rich (2nd Earl of Warwick), Vice-Admiral Sir Christopher Myngs, Sir Henry Morgan, Francis L'Ollonais, Henry Bennet (1st Earl of Arlington), George Monck (1st Duke of Albemarle), and William Dampier. Maps also depict the routes taken by Henry Morgan on Panama and Portobelo, as well as the Battles of Portobelo (1668) and Maracaibo (1669). 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1(729)

The Kongolese Saint Anthony : Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian movement, 1684-1706 /John K. Thornton. "This book tells the story of the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo from 1704 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706. Beatriz, a young woman, claimed to be possessed by St Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, and criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries in her country for not supporting black saints. The movement was largely a peace movement, with a following among the common people, attempting to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. Thornton supplies background information on the Kingdom, the development of Catholicism in Kongo since 1491, the nature and role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade, and contemporary everyday life, as well as sketching the lives of some local personalities."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 967.51/01/092

Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer manual : an insight into operating and maintaining the Royal Navy's largest and most powerful air defence destroyer /Jonathan Gates. "The Type 45 Destroyer Manual is an officially licensed Royal Navy product and the Type 45 the first modern warship to receive the Haynes Manual treatment. Author Jonathan Gates, a member of the design team for the Type 45, was given unique access to the Type 45 'Daring' class by the Royal Navy enabling him to produce this unique and detailed insight into the design, construction, maintenance and operation of this awesome fighting vessel. On 23 July 2009 HMS Daring was commissioned into service with the Royal Navy as the first of a class of powerful Type 45 anti-air warfare (AAW) destroyers. These complex warships incorporate several major advances in naval technology and are recognised as the most capable AAW vessels in the world. They will form the mainstay of the Royal Navy's fleet for the next three decades. The six Type 45 destroyers represent a substantial enhancement in surface warfare capability and flexibility. They embody much innovative equipment and significant engineering advances over the previous generation of warships. In particular, two notable primary systems were developed specifically for the Type 45 destroyers: a radical Integrated Electric Propulsion System (IEPS) and Sea Viper, a cutting-edge AAW system. Both of these revolutionary systems contribute to the superlative performance of the Type 45 destroyers. In many ways the Type 45 destroyers are a new departure for the Royal Navy. For instance, there is a high degree of automation enabling these large warships to be efficiently operated by a ship's staff that is two-thirds smaller than that of its predecessors. They are also the first Royal Navy warships to be specifically designed to accommodate a ship's complement of both men and women."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.823.1(42)

Compass and rule : architecture as mathematical practice in England, 1500-1750 /Anthony Gerbino and Stephen Johnston ; with a contribution by Gordon Higgott. Gerbino, Anthony. c2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 721.011"15/17"

Representing enslavement and abolition in museums : ambiguous engagements /edited by Laurajane Smith ... [et al.]. "The year 2007 marked the bicentenary of the Act abolishing British participation in the slave trade. "Representing Enslavement and Abolition on Museums"- which uniquely draws together contributions from academic commentators, museum professionals, community activists and artists who had an involvement with the bicentenary - reflects on the complexity and difficulty of museums' experiences in presenting and interpreting the histories of slavery and abolition, and places these experiences in the broader context of debates over the bicentenary's significance and the lessons to be learnt from it. The history of Britain's role in transatlantic slavery officially become part of the National Curriculum in the UK in 2009; with the bicentenary of 2007, this marks the start of increasing public engagement with what has largely been a "hidden" history. The book aims to not only critically review and assess the impact of the bicentenary, but also to identify practical issues that public historians, consultants, museum practitioners, heritage professionals and policy makers can draw upon in developing responses, both to the increasing recognition of Britain's history of African enslavement and controversial and traumatic histories more generally"-- 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326:069.5

American coastal rescue craft : a design history of coastal rescue craft used by the United States Life-Saving Service and the United States Coast Guard /by William D. Wilkinson and Timothy R. Dring. "William Wilkinson and Timothy Dring provide detailed history and technical design information on each and every type of small rescue craft ever used by the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard, from the early 1800s to current day. By looking at these vessels, many of which featured innovative designs, they shed light on the brave men and women who served in USLSS and USCG stations, saving innumerable lives. In the book and on the accompanying CD, rare photographs and drawings of each type of boat accompany detailed design histories, specifications, and station assignments for each craft. Including motorized, wind-powered, and human-powered vessels, this work will become an important reference for maritime historians, rescue craft preservation groups, and museums, as well as members of the general public interested in these craft."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.772

Ben Line / Graeme Somner. A definitive history and fleet list of the Ben Line founded in 1839 by brothers William and Alexander Thomson. Originally carrying coal and textiles from Leith to Italy and marble on the return journey, the brothers moved into carrying coal to Canada and timber on the return journey and this regular trade route quickly became the basis of their business for many years. The business was registered as William Thomson and Co. This history covers the company's move from sail to steam, and the expansion of the company's trade routes to include the Far East and Baltic, and the practice of naming its vessels after Scottish mountains. By the 1970s, the company was expanding into ship management, bulk carriers and offshore drilling and by 1977 owned four container ships, 13 cargo liners, three chemical tankers, one bulk carrier and five rigs and drill ships. Facing increased competition from containerisation and the decline in bulk trade the container ships were sold off by 1993, the cargo liners broken up or sold by 1982, and the bulk carriers and tankers sold by 1989. The rigs and drill ships were sold in the early 1990s. Ben Line Steamers Ltd and many of the subsidiaries were wound up in 2002. The Ben Line name continues in Asia as Ben Line Shipping Agencies Ltd. The fleet lists are organised chronologically and cover ships owned or managed by William Thomson and Co, Ben Line Steamers Ltd, Ben Line Ship Management Ltd (1973-1987) and Benmarine Ltd (1987-1993), vessels owned by W A C Thomson and rigs and drill ships. The book is also indexed by vessel name and is illustrated throughout with photographs. 2009. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 347.792BEN

The war of the gunboats / Bryan Cooper "The 'little ships' of the Second World War - the fast and highly manoeuvrable motor torpedo boats and gunboats which fought in coastal waters all over the world - developed a special kind of naval warfare. With their daring nightly raids against an enemy's coastal shipping - and sometimes much larger warships - they acquired the buccaneering spirit of an earlier age. And never more so than in the close hand-to-hand battles which raged between opposing craft when they met in open waters. Large numbers of these small fighting boats were built by the major naval powers. The Germans called them Schnellboote (Fast Boats), referred to by the British as E-boats (E for Enemy). In the Royal Navy they were MTBs and MGBs. The American equivalent were PT boats (for Patrol Torpedo). They fought in the narrow waters of the English Channel and the stormy North Sea, in the Mediterranean off the coasts of North Africa and Italy and among the islands of the Aegean, across the Pacific from Pearl Harbour to Leyte Gulf, in Hong Kong and Singapore, and off Burma's Arakan coast. Bryan Cooper's book traces the history and development of these craft from their first limited use in the First World War and the fast motor boats designed in the 1930s for wealthy private clients and water speed record attempts. With account of the battles which took place during the Second World War, when the vital importance of coastal waters came to be recognised, he captures the drama of this highly individual form of combat. And not least the sea itself which was the common enemy of all who crewed these frail craft."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.824"19"

The book of Michael of Rhodes : a fifteenth-century maritime manuscript /edited by Pamela O. Long, David McGee and Alan M. Stahl ; transcription by Franco Rossi ; translation by Alan M. Stahl. Michael,-of Rhodes, 2009. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 527"15"

The Napoleonic Wars in cartoons / Mark Bryant. "Napoleon Bonaparte, the junior artillery officer of the French Revolution who became emperor and dictator of nearly all of western Europe, was the most caricatured figure of his time, with almost 1000 satirical drawings being produced about his exploits by British artists alone. Long before the advent of illustrated daily or weekly newspapers these hand-coloured prints were a major source of news and opinion and had considerable impact on the public at large. From the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, Austerlitz, Jena and Leipzig to the Peninsular War, the invasion of Russia, exile on Elba and his final defeat at Waterloo in 1815, the actions of Napoleon and his opponents were the main focus of graphic satire worldwide for nearly twenty years. The Napoleonic Wars were also the main topic of interest for some of the greatest cartoonists of all time, making this period part of the 'The Golden Age of Caricature' which spanned the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. The diminutive emperor was a gift to cartoonists and James Gillray's transformation of him into the Lilliputian character 'Little Boney' was immensely popular. He also appeared as various kinds of grotesque creature - from ape, serpent and dragon to earwig, toadstool and crocodile - forever battling the mighty John Bull, Britannia and the British Bulldog as well as the Russian bear and the Austrian and Prussian eagles. The Allied monarchs and military commanders themselves were also custom-made for caricature. The Duke of Wellington's nose, General Blucher's flamboyant moustache, the one-armed Lord Nelson, the pug-faced (and mad) Tsar Paul of Russia, the portly Prince of Wales and the wiry Prime Minister, William 'Bottomless' Pitt all feature prominently. "Napoleonic Wars in Cartoons" is divided into chapters each prefaced with a concise introduction that provides an historical framework for the work of that period. Altogether more than 300 drawings from both sides of the conflicts, in colour and black-and-white, have been skilfully blended to produce a unique visual history."--Dust jacket. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 741.5:355.49"1793/1812"(42:44)

James Cook and the exploration of the Pacific. c2009. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 910.4(96)"1768/1779"

BBC history magazine. 2000- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available. 905

The ECDIS manual / by ECDIS Ltd., author, Peter Thornton. "This manual, in conjunction with the leading ECDIS experts, manufacturers, international organisations and leading societies, has ultimately been the hard work of the author Mr Peter Thornton MBE. Consisting of 3 parts, the main section of 448 pages details the transition to digital navigation, and in many cases shows how differing ECDIS Systems present similar data and with over 500 colour images and screen-shots to guide you each step of the way. Accompanying the main section is an 80 page symbol guide of Electronic navigational Charts (ENCs) and a 286 page book of Reference guidance from IMO and flag States concerning ECDIS and its implementation and use onboard ship. The ECDIS Manual, published in 2012, represents the most complete guide available for the mariner making the transition from paper to digital and to support a vessel?s transition to digital navigation in accordance with IMO, IHO, Flag State, PSC, ISM, SMS and SIRE requirements."--Provided by publisher. 2012. • FOLIO • 3 copies available.

The age of the ship of the line : the British & French navies, 1650-1815 /Jonathan R. Dull. "For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called "ships of the line" dominated war at sea and were instrumental in the European struggle for power and the spread of imperialism. Foremost among the great naval powers were Great Britain and France, whose advanced economies could support large numbers of these expensive ships. This book, the first joint history of these great navies, offers an impartial and comprehensive picture of the two forces, their shipbuilding programs, naval campaigns, battles, and their wartime strategies and diplomacy."--Provided by the publisher. Book contains maps and battle diagrams. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42:44)"17/19"

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