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Leviathan, or, the whale / Philip Hoare. "From his childhood fascination with the gigantic models of London's Natural History Museum to adult encounters with the wild animals themselves, Philip Hoare has been obsesssed by whales. Switching between human history and natural history, Leviathan is a gripping voyage of discovery into the heart of this obsession and the book that inspired it: Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Taking us deep into the whale's domain, Philip Hoare shows us these mysterious animals as they have never been seen before." 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 599.5

The ancient mariners : seafarers and seafighters of the Mediterranean in ancient times / Casson, Lionel. 1991. "Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional historian. This completely revised edition takes into account the fresh information that has appeared since the book was first published in 1959, especially that from archaeology's newest branch, marine archaeology. Casson does what no other author has done: he has put in a single volume the story of all that the ancients accomplished on the sea from the earliest times to the end of the Roman Empire. He explains how they perfected trading vessels from mere rowboats into huge freighters that could carry over a thousand tons, how they transformed warships from simple oared transports into complex rowing machines holding hundreds of marines and even heavy artillery, and how their maritime commerce progressed from short cautious voyages to a network that reached from Spain to India."--Provided by the publisher. 1991 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382(3)

London clock company. Trade catalogue for the London Clock Company. 2008. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 681.11(085)

Endless forms : Charles Darwin, natural science and the visual arts /edited by Diana Donald and Jane Munro. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 576.12:7

FitzRoy of the Beagle Mellersh, H E L 1968 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 528.47

The pictorial history of the Royal River : the River Thames Owens, W H 1967 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 914.21

The sea chart : the illustrated history of nautical maps and navigational charts /John Blake. "The sea chart was one of the key tools by which ships of trade, transport and conquest navigated their course across the oceans. John Blake looks at the history and development of the chart and the related nautical map, in both scientific and aesthetic terms, as a means of safe and accurate seaborne navigation. This handsome work contains 150 color illustrations including the earliest charts of the Mediterranean made by early thirteenth-century Italian merchant adventurers, as well as eighteenth-century charts that became strategic naval and commercial requirements and led to Cook's voyages in the Pacific, the search for the Northwest Passage, and races to the Arctic and Antarctic."--Publisher's description. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 528.47

Hidden histories of exploration : researching the RGS-IBG collections /Felix Driver and Lowri Jones. Driver, Felix. 2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 061.22(421):91

Sietas and its ships / Bernard McCall. "The shipyard of J J Sietas is arguably one of the best-known in northern Europe. It was founded in 1653 and from its inception, the company was continuously owned by the founding family. This was the ninth generation by 2009. The first vessels were made out of wood but this changed to steel from the early 20th century. By 2009 the shipyard was experiencing financial difficulties due to rising steel prices, the rapid fall in demand for container ships and miscalculation fo costs. The global recession led to cancelled orders and the shipyard's largest creditor, HSH Nordbank, took over management in early March 2009, the first time the company had been managed by someone outside of the founding family since 1635. The yard continued to experience financial problems until April 2014 when it became part of the Pella group, a Russian company owned by the Tsaturof family. They yard is now known as Pella Sietas Werft. It was in the mid-1950s when production was starting to increase that a decision was made to classify the vessels according to types. At first letters were used, so in 1955 six examples of the Type HG were built, named after the Hertha Gerdau. Type A and Type F also appeared before it was decided to adopt a numerical scheme beginning with Karin in 1958. This scheme has continued to the present day. It should be understood that the yard was building several different types at the same time. Especially in the 1970s, it was unable to keep up with demand and several vessels were subcontracted to the Norderwerft shipyard in Hamburg. In this book we shall be concentrating on cargo ships but other types will also appear to illustrate the variety of ships that were built. We have realised that two volumes will be needed to cover the various types. vol I: 2020 ; vol II: 2021 • BOOK • 2 copies available.

The Romance of the Putney Heath telegraph 1796-1848 / Skelly, John. 1986. Skelly, John 1986 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 627.725(421)

Metadata for information management and retrieval Haynes, David 2004 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 025.4.05

Shipwrecks of the north-west coast / Catherine Rothwell. Rothwell, Catherine. 2009 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(427/428)

Navigation through the ages / Donald Launer. Launer, Donald, 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527

The medieval and modern worlds / Nicholas Campion. Campion, Nicholas. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 133.52(4+7)

Yachting Monthly. 1906- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Shipping : today and yesterday. 1990- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Ports of Scotland Maritime Publications Ltd. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 627.2(411)"2010"

RMS Titanic : the first violin /the story of the great liner's bandsman John Law Hume by his great niece Yvonne Hume ; foreword by Millvina Dean, Titanic's last survivor. A biography of John Law Hume, the first violinist with the band on board the Titanic. Born in Dumfries in 1890, the book contains many photographic reproductions showing the town and the ships on which he played. Hume worked on the Anchor Line's California before joining the White Star Line's transatlantic liners playing on the Majestic, Celtic, Megantic, Olympic, Carmania and finally Titanic. Brief biographies of the other musicians in the Titanic's band are also provided: Wallace Hartley, Fred Clarke, Percy Taylor, John Woodward, Georges Krins, Roger Bricoux, Theodore Brailey. Details are provided of the terms of employment and include the White Star Line's music list. The author covers the events leading up to the sinking and the role of the band as described by survivors, as well as the aftermath of the disaster and memorials to the musicians. c2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92HUME

Sailors' rope mats : from yarns, strands & sennit /Des Pawson. Pawson, Des. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 677.7.08

Motor boat and yachting. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Trident tankers Ltd. : a change of course /Michael Langley. Langley, Michael. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.56

SOS Utopia / Paul Baker Baker, Paul 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(468.3)

Nautical training ships : an illustrated history/Phil Carradice. Carradice, Phil. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 377.6:656.61(42)

Madingley Rise and early geophysics at Cambridge / C. A. Williams. Williams, C. A. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 550.3(425.9)"19"

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