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Orkney in wartime : Commemorating the battle of Jutland, the sinking of HMS Hampshire, the Churchill barriers and much more /Colin Nutt "Orkney was a major base for the Royal Navy in both World Wars. Published to tie in with the centenaries of the Battle of Jutland and the sinking of HMS Hampshire in 1916, the book provides an account of the principal naval events, locations and legacy of the two World Wars in and around Scapa Flow. Unusually for books in the Picturing Scotland series, but necessarily for this title, the book contains a mixture of black and white archive images alongside present-day colour pictures. It also has more text than usual in order to describe the crucial events and developments that are the subject of the book. Although published to coincide with the commemorations of the centenaries of the events mentioned above, the book is not a dated product and will continue to feed into the growing interest in Orkney's military past. The idea was suggested by Orkney people who understand this market."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.459:940.545.9(410.521)

Tychonis Brahe Dani, Astronomiae instauratae progymnasta : Quorum haec prima pars de restitutione motuum solis & Lunµ, stellarumque inerrantium tractat. Et prµterea de admiranda noua stella anno 1572. exorta luculenter agit. Brahe, Tycho, 1610 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 524:094

The untold story of a fighting ship : one ship, two flags, a thousand battles /Eugenio Luis Facchi. "This book is an enthralling account of the role played by the destroyer ARA Bouchard in the Falklands/Malvinas War. Over forty years after its construction, with obsolete technology, scarce maintenance and many out-of-service machineries, it was still present during the whole campaign with a prominent role that, for several reasons, remained hidden until today. During the Falklands/Malvinas conflict, it patrolled the north of the archipelago to allow the recapture of the islands. It was noteworthy together with the Cruiser and another destroyer in the attack on the British fleet, without being able to find it. On its return, it was hit by the third torpedo launched by the submarine Conqueror aimed at the cruiser ARA General Belgrano. It suffered damage and, although it could still sail, was forced to dry dock to change a part of its hull. For two consecutive nights, it stopped British commandos from making anincursion into the Râio Grande airport, in order to destroy the Navies Super Etendard attack aircraft and assassinate its pilots. With its main gun battery, it fired with combat ammunition on enemy targets and was the only main battery to have the opportunity to do so. It was irradiated and used for missile target practice; they were unable to sink it during the firing practice. Later, it was decommissioned and scrapped."-- 2022. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 997.1102445

Brief history of polar exploration since the introduction of flying : to accompany a physical map of the Arctic and a bathymetric map of the Antarctic Joerg, W L G 1930 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 910.4(98/99)"1925/1930"

River main shipman's late medieval stonecross in Hassfurt in front of the chapel "Gottliche Hilfe" Azzola, Friedrich Karl. 2004. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 72.025(43)

British and commonwealth review • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Discover your history : ancestors :heritage :memories. 2013- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available. 929.1

Significant small craft of ... "The annual volume of the most innovative commercial craft (vessels under 100M in length."--P. [3] of cover. 1998-1999. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Significant small ships of ... "The annual volume of the most innovative commercial craft (vessels under 100M in length."--P. [3] of cover. 2000- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Textiles 1972- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Art of the book : from medieval manuscript to graphic novel "In a series of thematic chapters, the authors draw on their wide-ranging expertise to look at the major holdings of the National Art Library at the V&A illustrating the main aspects of book design and production over the centuries."--Provided by the publisher. 2001 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 655.53

A history of the old english letter foundries : with notes historical and bibliographical on the rise and progress of english typography Reed, Talbot Baines 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 655.26

Rapport fait au nom des Comites de COmmerce et des Monnoies. sure la petition du cityoen Bourret, horologer, par Thibault (du Cantal) Bourret,-Cityoen c.1792 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.11

Port of London : the River Thames from Teddington to the Tongue /External Affairs Department, Port of London Authority. Port of London Authority 1978. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 627.2(421)(084.3)

Edinburgh's Leith Docks 1970-80 : The transition years /Malcolm Fife "Leith has been Edinburgh?s main port since the Middle Ages. It is one of the oldest harbours in the country, dating back to the twelfth century. Modern Leith docks took shape in the nineteenth century with the construction of stone quays and breakwaters. The late 1930s saw a further major expansion of the docks with the building of the Western Breakwater, greatly expanding the area of the port. After the end of the Second World War, however, there was a gradual decline in the number of cargo ships being handled at Leith. It was bypassed by the container revolution which commenced in the 1960s, with most shipping operators preferring to use Grangemouth Docks instead. Nevertheless, today, it is the largest enclosed deep-water port in Scotland. The port was transformed in 1969 when a large state-of-the-art sea lock was installed, transforming the tidal harbour into a deep-water docks. Its fortunes were further boosted with the discovery of oil in the southern North Sea. A motley collection of vessels operated out of Leith to supply and service the oil rigs. There were further ships involved in the construction of the vast undersea pipeline network. Other examples transported heavy equipment to the Orkney and Shetland Islands where the search for oil was just beginning. Cruise ships also began to call at Leith in the 1970s and this has now become one of its main activities. In this book, Malcolm Fife explores this fascinating decade of change for Leith Docks."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.3(414)

Italian Battleships : Conte di Cavour and Duilio Classes 1911-1956 /Erminio Bagnasco and Augusto de Toro. "Originally comprising five vessels in two related classes, these battleships entered service at the beginning of the Great War. As designed, they were powerful examples of the second generation of dreadnoughts, with a combination of twin and triple turrets producing a unique main armament of thirteen 12-inch guns. One ship, Leonardo da Vinci, was sunk by an explosion at Taranto in 1916, and although the hull was raised post-war, te plan to rebuild the ship was abandoned as it was not deemed cost-effective. However, the remaining four ships were to undergo one of the most radical reconstructions of any battleship class during the 1930s, emerging with an entirely new profile, an up-gunned main armament, more powerful machinery and all the characteristics of a modern fast battleship. In this form they became an important element in the Italian fleet that opposed the British from 1940. This book covers all the technical details of the shis, both as built and as rebuilt, but also provides an extended history of their active service, including battle plans and track charts, as well as their post-war fates. Thoroughly illustrated with photographs, ship and armament plans, detail drawings and colour camouflage schemes, the book is a fitting companion to the author's previous work, The Littorio Class."--Provided by the publisher. 2021. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82520945

Enabling ocean : research in the 21st century. /National Research Council of the National Academies National Research Council of the National Academies • BOOK • 1 copy available. 551.46.07

Newsletter / Furniture History Society. 1987- • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Lantern: Trinity House Pensioner's Newsletter Issue 01, 02, 04, 05, [n.d.]; Issue 07, Summer 2008; Issue 08, Winter 2008. [1958]-200?. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.

Mitchell's maritime register : a weekly journal of shipping and commerce 1856-1884. • MICROFILM • 1 copy available.

Public sculpture of Liverpool / Terry Cavanagh. Cavanagh, Terry. 1997. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 738(427.1)

A history of the world in sixteen shipwrecks / Stewart Gordon. "Shipwrecks as hidden windows on the history of globalization. Roman triremes of the Mediterranean. The treasure fleet of the Spanish Main. Great ocean liners of the Atlantic. Stories of disasters at sea fire the imagination as little else can, whether the subject is a historical wreck--the Titanic or the Bismark--or the recent capsizing of a Mediterranean cruise ship. Shipwrecks also make for a new and very different understanding of world history. A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks explores the ages-long, immensely hazardous, persistently romantic, and still-ongoing process of moving people and goods across far-flung maritime worlds. Telling the stories of ships and the people who made and sailed them, from the earliest ancient-Nile craft to the Exxon Valdez, A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks argues that the gradual integration of localized and separate maritime regions into fewer, larger, and more interdependent regions offers a unique window on world history. Stewart Gordon draws a number of provocative conclusions from his study, among them that the European 'Age of Exploration' as a singular event is simply a myth--many cultures, east and west, explored far-flung maritime worlds over the millennia--and that technologies of shipbuilding and navigation have been among the main drivers of science and technology throughout history. Finally, A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks shows in a series of compelling narratives that the development of institutions and technologies that made terrifying oceans familiar, and turned unknown seas into sea-lanes, profoundly matters in our modern world"--Provided by the publisher. [2015]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(100)"-.../20"

French battleships of World War One / John Jordan & Philippe Caresse. "When war broke out in August 1914 France had only two dreadnoughts in service, with a second pair running trials. The main body of the elite Armâee Navale was made up of the eleven battleships of the Patrie and Danton classes, both of which were intermediate designs with two main gun calibres. Older ships included survivors of the notorious Flotte d'echantillons ('fleet of samples') of the 1890 programme and their successors designed during the 1890s. This book traces the development of French battleships from 1890 to 1922, and also covers the extensive modifications made to the survivors during the interwar period. The structure follows that of previous books in this highly successful series, with Part I by John Jordan devoted to design, followed by historical chapters by Philippe Caresse covering 1900 to 1945. It is liberally illustrated throughout with line drawings and labelled schematics, plus photographs from the extensive Caresse collection, many of which are previously unpublished. This is the most comprehensive account of these ships published in English or in French, and is destined be the standard reference for many years to come."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.821.2(44)

Instruction in photography Abney, William de Wiveleslie,-Sir, 1874 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 77(091)

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