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Port of London through time / Geoff Lunn. "Until the middle of the twentieth century, the Port of London was the busiest in the world. A long, slow decline set in, as ships grew larger and numerous seamen's strikes and the advent of containerisation decimated the docks. Everything moved downriver and the Port of Tilbury grew to cope with the demand, while the docks in London itself declined and were closed. Some have been filled in, others converted to other uses, with London City Airport and Canary Wharf being built on converted docklands. Geoff Lunn tells the story of the Port of London, from the Pool of London to Tilbury and Gravesend, using a combination of images, both old and modern. Inside are views of the redevelopment and changing face of the docklands areas."--Back cover. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(421)"19"

The Atlantic imperial constitution : center and periphery in the English Atlantic world /Ken MacMillan. "Drawing on recent trends in both Atlantic and center-periphery literature, this book examines the relationship between the English crown--monarch, privy council, and ancillary bodies--and its Atlantic colonies under the early Stuart monarchs, James I and Charles I, circa 1603-1642. In doing so, it engages directly with a very large body of existing scholarship, and offers a new understanding of this relationships by demonstrating how the English central government became involved in the affairs of its Atlantic peripheries in the first few decades of these activities, and the extent to which this involvement helped to define and determine subsequent imperial relations"--Provided by publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 342:325.4(41-44)"16"

The challenges of command : the Royal Navy's executive branch officers, 1880-1919 /Robert L. Davison. Davison, Robert L. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(42)"1880/1919"

De Ruyter Dutch admiral / ed. by Jaap R. Bruijn ... [et al.]. "Was Michiel de Ruyter the greatest sea commander who ever lived? Or simply the greatest sea-commander of the 17th century? Some people see him as the man who saved the Dutch Republic, and ensured its independence. He knew how to fight a sea-battle on the grandest scale. He could also haggle like a canny Dutch merchant, achieving the release of Hungarian clergymen from Spanish captivity and that of Dutch sailors from barbarian imprisonment. Louis XIV, often his opponent, called him 'a man who did honour to humanity'. In this book, nine leading historical authorities, from seven different countries, examine his astonishing career."-- from publisher. 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92RUYTER

The band that played on : the extraordinary story of the 8 musicians who went down with the Titanic /Steve Turner. Turner, Steve, 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.64.085.3TITANIC:785-051

The War of 1812 : a guide to battlefields and historic sites /John Grant and Ray Jones. Descriptions of War of 1812 battles are followed by how the battlefields appear today. [2011]. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812"(42:73)

The Routledge history of slavery / edited by Gad Heuman and Trevor Burnard. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326

West coasts of Spain and Portugal pilot : from Cabo Ortegal to Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar, north coast of Africa from Cap Spartel to Ceuta, and Arquipâelago dos Aðcores. 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

British encounters with India, 1750-1830 : a sourcebook /edited by Tim Keirn and Norbert Schèurer. "A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a brief period -- while most Europeans were involved in projects of Empire and domination -- some British envisioned a convergence of cultures"-- 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820:325.3(42:52)"17/18"

The world encyclopedia of destroyers, frigates & submarines : a history of destroyers, frigates and underwater vessels from around the world, including five comprehensive directories of over 380 warships and submarines /Bernard Ireland and John Parker. Ireland, Bernard. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(100)".../20"

Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy / Patrick J. Kelly. Kelly, Patrick J., 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92TIRPITZ

Empire at the periphery : British colonists, Anglo-Dutch trade, and the development of the British Atlantic, 1621-1713 /Christian J. Koot. Koot, Christian J. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382(42:492)"16/17"

Holophusicon: the Leverian Museum : an eighteenth-century English institution of science, curiosity, and art /Adrienne L. Kaeppler. "The Holophusicon ('embracing all of nature') or Leverian Museum was the world's first popular museum of science, curiosity and art - going back to 1771. Its contents included the largest collection of Cook-voyage specimens and objects ever exhibited in one place, in addition to sculptured heads from the Cave of Elephanta in India, Oliver Cromwell's armor, the Turkish clothing and guns of Edward Wortly Montague, birds, fossils, and minerals."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 069(421)

Archaeology and the social history of ships / Richard A. Gould. "This book is intended for scholars, students, administrators, and workers in historic preservation and resource management, and sport divers wishing to understand shipwrecks as a cultural resource. In this book, shipwrecks emerge as a "mother lode" of scientifically credible information how human societies went to sea"--Provided by publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 930.26(204)

The clockmaker's assistant, or, A treatise concerning the calculation of numbers belonging to all sorts of clocks : 1726 /Henry Eliott. Elliott, Henry, 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.11(42)"16/17"

The quest for Frank Wild / Angie Butler. A biography of Frank Wild containing Wild's previously unpublished memoirs. During the heroic age of polar exploration, Wild was the only explorer to serve on five expeditions. He accompanied Scott on the British National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery) 1901-1904; Shackleton on the British Antarctic Expedition (Nimrod) 1907-1909, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (Endurance) 1914-1916 and his final expedition on the Quest (1921-22). Wild also accompnanied Mawson on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (Aurora) 1911-14. After the end of the First World War, Wild settled in South Africa where he died in 1939 and the author focuses on this period and the story of the search for Wild's medals and his cremated ashes. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92WILD, FRANK

Admiralty Sailing Directions : West coast of Scotland pilot Elizabeth Carter was a clergyman's daughter and was a poet, linguist and classical scholar who lived at Deal in Kent. This book, published by the Sandwich Local History Society, aims to give a better understanding of her and her life in Deal during the eighteenth century. The author uses her cache of some 500 letters, written to two close friends between 1741 and 1787, to recreate her life and times in a rough seafaring town. There are accounts of her social and domestic activities and descriptions of the town and its environs. The book has 14 plates, mostly in colour, notes and a short bibliography. 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Action imminent : three studies of the naval war in the Mediterranean theatre during 1940 /Peter C. Smith. Smith, Peter C 1980. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.542.1

Don't shoot the albatross! : nautical myths and superstitions /by Jonathan Eyers. "Sailors are a notoriously superstitious lot - even if some won't admit it. Years of taking to the water, at the mercy of uncontrollable (and sometimes deadly) forces, have led even the wisest to seek ways of influencing the gods or fate. From bad omens and odd rituals to lucky tokens and forbidden words, the superstitions of the sea are legion. Many of these superstitions have refused to go away and quite a few have entered the general public consciousness. Some are amusing in their own right, others have fascinating origins, whilst for many there are bizarre anecdotal incidents which would appear to lend credence to these arcane beliefs. Illustrated with quirky cartoons, this book explores nautical superstitions from all over the world in an informative yet entertaining way."--Back cover. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 398:656.61

Dynasty of engineers : the Stevensons and the Bell Rock /Roland Paxton. This book provides a series of eight biographies of prominent members of the Stevenson family who largely worked as civil engineers between the 18th and 20th centuries, including Robert Stevenson and Robert Louis Stevenson, particularly in reference to their contributions to the design, construction and maintenance of lighthouses around the UK. It also includes a detailed account of the construction of the famous Bell Rock lighthouse compiled from primary sources, and a chronology of lighthouses associated with the Stevenson family. Numerous black and white and colour images throughout. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92STEPHENSON

History of the Indian Navy (1613-1863) / by Charles Rathbone Low. Low, Charles Rathbone, [2011] • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49(54)

Philippine Islands pilot : the northern and north-eastern coasts of Borneo to the Sabah/Indonesian border, the Philippine Islands (except for the western coasts of Palawan and Luzon, between cape Bulilyan and Cape Bojeador; and the northern coast of Luzon, between Cape Bojeandor and Siniguian (Escarpada) Point), Sula Sea and Sula Archipelago. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2011. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Naval staff monographs (historical): fleet issue : v3: no 6 passage of the British Expeditionary Force, August 1914; no 7 the patrol flotillas at the commencement of the war; no 11 the battle of Heligoland Bight, August 28 1914; no 8 naval operations connected with the raid on e north-east coast, December 16th 1914; no 12 the action of Dogger Bank, January 24 1915 Great Britain.-Admiralty 1921 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 940.454/.455

Care and protection Jedrzejewska, Hanna 1978 • FOLIO • 5 copies available. 069.4

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