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Lettres patentes du Roi, en forme de declaration, qui suppriment les communautes d'orfevres, & autres ouvriers employant des matieres d'or & d'argent, ci-devant etablies dans les villes du ressort du Parlement du Rouen : et reunissent les professions d'orfevres, lapidaires, joailliers & horologers, pour ne former a l'avenir qu'une seule communaute dans les villes du ressort, dont l'etat est ci-attache. Donnes a Versailles le 27 Juin 1779. Registrees en la Cour des Monnies le 4 Aout suivant 1779 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.11

Arrest de la Cour de Parlement, qui condamme Eloy Maitrejean, fagoteur, a avoir les bras, jambes cuisses & reins rompus vif, sur un echafaud qui pour cet effet sera dresse dans al place publique de la ville de Dreux, pour assassinat par lui commis, avec arme a feu, dans la foret de Dreux, en la personne de Philippe Dorge, garde-vente, & vol. Extrait des Registres du Parlement. Du quinze Avril mil sept cent quatre-vingt-cinq. 1785 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.11

Maritime societies of the Viking and medieval world / edited by James H. Barrett and Sarah Jane Gibbon. "This book is a study of communities that drew their identity and livelihood from their relationships with water during a pivotal time in the creation of the social, economic and political landscapes of northern Europe. It focuses on the Baltic, North and Irish Seas in the Viking Age (AD 790-1050) and early Middle Ages (AD 1050-1200), with a few later examples (such as the Scottish Lordship of the Isles) included to help illuminate less well-documented earlier centuries. Individual chapters introduce maritime worlds ranging from the Isle of Man to Gotland - while also touching on the relationships between estate centres, towns, landing places and the sea in the more terrestrially oriented societies that surrounded northern Europe's main spheres of maritime interaction. It is predominately an archaeological project, but draws no arbitrary lines between the fields of historical archaeology, history and literature. The volume explores the complex relationships between long-range interconnections and distinctive regional identities that are characteristic of maritime societies, seeking to understand communities that were brought into being by their relationships with the sea and who set waves in motion that altered distant shores." 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 930.26(4)"790/1265"

Liverpool's shipping groups / Ian Collard. "The history of the great shipping groups of the nineteenth century is about family dynasties, business acumen, investment, risk taking and entrepreneurial skills. It is about everything that epitomises the Victorian age. Men of vision identified market trends and gaps in the provision of shipping services throughout the world. They were responsible for initiating routes that were that were to develop and blossom providing them with excellent returns on their original investment. The main British shipping lines in this book, including among others Brocklebank, Cunard, Blue Funnel, Booth, Elder Dempster, Ellerman & Hall Lines, Lamport & Holt and Cayzer, Irvine had their origins in Liverpool, once the premier port in the United Kingdom. Head offices were located in Merseyside as were many ancillary departments. Over the past four decades the shape of British Shipping has changed and some of the established shipping lines that had been in business since Victorian times did not survive and many of the names in this book are now a memory of a different age. Others have been taken over by larger groups and their names have gradually vanished from the shipping records as their ships have been replaced or renamed. It was difficult to imagine in the 1960s that the shipping scene would change so dramatically in such a relatively period; Liverpool's Shipping Groups is a celebration of a period that will not be forgotten by anyone with an interest in ships and the sea."--Back cover. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.3(427.2)

The sailors behind the medals : Waging war at sea 1939 - 1945 /Chris Bilham "The story of the Royal Navy in the Second World War is an epic, consisting both of dramatic battles such as the River Plate and Matapan, and drawn-out campaigns such as the escort of convoys to Malta and northern Russia. The author examines the careers of twenty-three sailors who took part in these actions which resulted in the award of their medals. He illustrates a cross-section of the war-time Navy long-service regulars, volunteers, recalled veterans of the Great War, Hostilities Only ratings. They served in nearly every kind of warship and in all the main theatres of the war and their individual acts of gallantry under extreme conditions make for inspiring reading. The author also examines the medals that were awarded for gallantry."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.134.2(42)

International merchant shipping in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries : the comparative dimension /edited by Lewis R. Fischer and Even Lange. c2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.2"19/20"

Manchester Liners : an extraordinary story /by Nick Robins. A history of Manchester Liners, which was created in 1898, with help from Sir Christopher Furness, to demonstrate the viability of the Manchester Ship Canal for liner traffic. From the outset its main area of activity was a seasonal service between Manchester and Montreal and St John, New Brunswick. Eventually the company sent its ships directly into the Great Lakes to load grain for Manchester. By 1980 the company had become a part of the Furness Withy Shipping Division. The book emphasises the role of Manchester Liners and the Manchester Ship Canal Company in creating wealth in north-west England during the 20th century. There are numerous black and white and colour photos, fleet lists and an index of ships' names. 2011. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 347.792MANCHESTER LINERS

Mawson's forgotten men : the 1911-1913 Antarctic diary of Charles Turnbull Harrisson /edited by Heather Rossiter. "Charles Turnbull Harrisson (1867-1914) was the only Tasmanian member of Douglas Mawson's legendary Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14. Appointed biologist and artist to the expedition, Harrisson was a gifted writer. His diary of December 1911 to March 1913 records the challenges that faced the 8-man Western Base party landed on a glacier 2000km west of the Main Base, and their heroic achievements in Queen Mary Land. Transcribed and edited by Heather Rossiter, Harrisson's engaging narrative is complemented by his oil and watercolour paintings, pencil sketches made in the field and many photographs. In bringing Harrisson's diary from obscure library storage to published volume, Rossiter honours the daring spirit of these lesser known but equally audacious Antarctic explorers." 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 919.8904

Art markets in Europe, 1400-1800 "Economic and social historians are returning to the study of material culture at an opportune moment. The reinvention of art history during the 1980s has provided a serious challenge to earlier formalist and connoisseurial approaches to the discipline, in ways which will benefit historians in the current drive to study past societies in terms of what they consumed, produced, perceived and imagined. This group of essays focuses on three main issues: the demand for art, including the range of art objects purchased by various social groups; the conditions of artistic creativity and communication between different producing centres and artistic milieux; and the emergence of art markets which served to link the first two phenomena. The work draws on new research by art historians and economic and social historians from Europe and the United States, and covers the period from the late Middle Ages to the early nineteenth century."--Provided by the publisher. 1998 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 339.1:7(4)

Daily life in colonial Africa / Toyin Falola. "Discover how European colonization across the many regions in Africa dramatically altered the continent and the daily lived experiences of its peoples. Daily Life in Colonial Africa explores nine facets of daily life in the European-colonized African continent, such as domestic, economic, political, and religious life. Examples of everyday people-farmers forced to switch to cash crops, people of faith melding native traditions and European Christian doctrine on beliefs about the afterlife, storytellers using allegory to discreetly challenge colonial rule-show how colonialization impacted every aspect of life for Africa's indigenous people, as well as how they adapted to new ways of life while maintaining their cultural roots. Alongside the main text, helpful additional resources such as a timeline of the colonization of Africa and a glossary of terms provide useful context for understanding what life in this period of history was truly like for the many different people and groups affected by Africa's colonization."-- 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 960.3

Rodney and Nelson / Les Brown "The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. The two ships covered in this volume were the only capital ships designed and built between the wars - a special concession of the Washington Treaty's ban on new battleships - and they were unlike anything before them, with the superstructure three-quarters aft and all main armament turrets forward of the bridge. During the war Nelson survived mine and torpedo damage, while Rodney played a major part in the destruction of the Bismarck, both surviving to be broken up post-war."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 086.5

Ships : from the Archives of Harland & Wolff the builders of the Titanic /Tom McCluskie. "Taken from the archives of Harland & Wolff, one of the world's most enduring and respected shipbuilding companies, Ships represents a selection of elegant designs. During an era in which steam propulsion was still in its infancy, many of these historic illustrations depict the tentative crossover to the new technology, incorporating the fine lines and slender hull shape of the traditional sailing vessel with the power of the new engines. While steam was intended to be the main source of motive power, the addition of sails provided an alternative and trusted method of propulsion should this 'new-fangled' steam engine fail to live up to its expectations. Edward Harland was known in his day as an innovative and daring ship designer and his flair for elegance as well as strength is apparent throughout. The construction of these ships provides as much in the way of safety, utility, and comfort as it does to aesthetics. This unique account is both a fascinating historic document and a superb expression of the shipbuilder's love of seagoing craft, and his exquisite skill in designing such refined ships to the most precise specifications."--Provided by the publisher. 1998. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Kent's defence heritage. by Andrew Saunders & Victor Smith. Saunders, A. D. [2001] • FOLIO • 2 copies available. txt

Sources for the custody and location of Admiralty records, 1688 to the 19th century : the impact of past administrative practice on current access and use /Mike Bevan. "A history of the Admiralty records, 1688 to the 19th century, accounting for contextual information concerning location, custody and administrative function; and how these changed over this time line is the centre of this study. Its aims are to survey secondary literature and analyse primary material in the form of records held at TNA, NMM and with a special focus on the Deputy Keepers Reports, 1841-1869. Further to demonstrate from evidence how records how custody and location of records have changed; reflecting differences in arrangement. This is achieved through the use of both qualitative and quantitative analysis of data with the extensive use of catalogues and finding aids. From this study, main trends in past administrative practice reveal current access and use. The lists studied and modified using primary source TNA references are displayed then analysed in relation to the aims and objectives of the study. Although evidence is less readily available when compared to other public record departments, Admiralty record histories and practices are brought to life from the individual custodians of the records themselves: the record keepers."--p. 1. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 354.71"1688/18"

At the turn of the centuries : an anniversary portrait of the marines in the Royal Navy of 1700, 1800, 1900 and after "The year 2000 marks the fourth turn of the century since the creation of a maritime regiment in 1664. The first turn, in 1700, found the maritime regiments in the throes of disbandment following peace-time defence cuts. Shortage of funds and poor accounting prolonged the process and left some officers imprisoned for debt. At the next turn, in 1800, there were some 20,000 marines. With the French and Spanish fleets bottled up in their ports, after being severely mauled at Cape St Vincent and the Nile, the Fleet marines were engaged in raids and land battles from Brittany to Egypt. To John Jervis, Earl St Vincent, their prime value was to ensure loyalty and discipline within his Channel Fleet. The year 1900 found the Royal Navy again in the ascendancy and some 20,000 marines were now essential to the manning of the main armament in the expanding Battle Fleet. In the wars of that year, however, while there was no challenge to British supremacy at sea, the contribution of sailors and marines in the land battles with Boers and 'Boxers' was crucial."--Provided by the publisher. 2000 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353.4"17/19"

To build a ship : the VOC replica ship, Duyfken /Robert Garvey. Garvey, Robert, 2001. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123DUYFKEN

Historic sail : Britain's surviving working craft /Paul Brown. Around the British Isles many former working sailing craft survive from the once large fleets of distinctive local types, such as the Humber keel, Brixham trawler, Cornish lugger, Scottish fifie and Thames spritsail barge. In this beautifully laid-out book Paul Brown documents these vessels, concentrating on those of 40ft and over. Each type is introduced and its evolution tracked, with the main characteristics of the traditional design described; there follows a concise history for the surviving craft, including details of their working service, conservation, current location and use, and basic particulars such as dimensions and tonnage. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, many taken by the author and others sourced from vessel owners and National Historic Ships' archives, Historic Sail is simultaneously attractive and informative, and will appeal to any sailing enthusiast and all those interested in Britain's great maritime heritage. Historic Sail has been produced in partnership with National Historic Ships UK, the official body dedicated to supporting the conservation of historic craft. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123(42)

The orbit and motion of the Georgium Sidus determined directly from observations, after a very easy and simple method Robison, John 1786 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 52.092.4:094

The battle for the migrants : the introduction of steamshipping on the North Atlantic and its impact on the European exodus /Torsten Feys. Feys, Torsten. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.2(73)"18/19"

Dictionary of coastal command : 1939-1945 /Geoff Simpson "An alphabetical account of the part played by the 'Kipper Fleet' during the Second World War. Coastal Command often lacked resources compared with other home commands, giving it its other nickname of the 'Cinderella Service'. Its main role was defensive -- that of protecting Britain's vital seaborne supply lines in home waters as well as in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and around the coasts of Africa. Coastal Command also acted in an offensive capacity, particularly in the so-called 'Battle of the Barges' in 1940 which helped deter Hitler from invading the UK, and in the Mediterranean and the Baltic, attacking German shipping. Coastal Command, however, is most usually remembered for the war against the U-boats, one that was eventually won. From A to Z this well-illustrated book tells the story of the gallantry, the achievements, the losses, the VCs, the aircraft and much else about RAF Coastal Command."--Provided by the pulisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.544.9(42)(038)

Pirate : the buccaneer's (unofficial) manual /Stephen Turnbull ; with 122 illustrations. "In the Golden Age of piracy, privateers and buccaneers are at large on the seven seas, tyrannizing the ships of enemy nations and squandering the spoils in safe havens along the Spanish Main - provided they avoid the hangman, that is. This book will tell you everything you need to know to join the ranks of a swashbuckling crew, survive aboard ship, and perhaps one day don the captain's tricorn! Will you set your sights on the treasure fleets that carry gold, silk and spices from the colonies to the Crown? Or will you target harbour towns, cannons and cutlasses at the ready as you prepare to fight? FInd out: WHAT scurvy is, and how to avoid it; WHICH flags to fly when you spot a ship on the horizon; WHERE to drop anchor and sell your ill-gotten booty; HOW to outsmart the bounty-hunters and excisemen on your tail; WHY burying your treasure might not be the most sturdy retirement plan?"--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1-053.2

The anatomy of sail : the yacht dissected and explained /Nic Compton. "An encyclopedic compendium of every element of a yacht, this book contains a wealth of information for the aficionado as well as the newcomer, taking apart the sailboat to explore every part of it in depth. Gloriously illustrated with beautiful photography and explanatory diagrams, each page is packed with fascinating and satisfying detail. Looking first at the history of yachting and boatbuilding techniques, the book arms the reader with the knowledge to understand the lineage and characteristics of the sailboat parts that are focused on in the later more detailed chapters. All the main features of contemporary vessels - ranging from keels and masts to portholes and binnacles - are then analysed, with explanations of how they came to be the size, shape and material that they are, what they have in common, why they differ, all spiced with relevant historical anecdotes. This is a wide-ranging, trailblazing and stunning treasure trove of fascinating information, which will delight and absorb anyone who has ever sailed on or gazed in wonder at a yacht."--Provided by the publisher 2014. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.125.1

British art and the East India Company / Geoff Quilley. "This book examines the role of the East India Company in the production and development of British art during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when a new 'school' of British art was in its formative stages with the foundation of exhibiting societies and the Royal Academy in 1768. It focuses on the Company's patronage, promotion and uses of art, both in Britain and in India and the Far East, and how the Company and its trade with the East were represented visually, through maritime imagery, landscape, genre painting and print-making. It also considers how, for artists such as William Hodges and Arthur William Devis, the East India Company, and its provision of a wealthy market in British India, provided opportunities for career advancement, through alignment with Company commercial principles. In this light, the book's main concern is to address the conflicted and ambiguous nature of art produced in the service of a corporation that was the 'scandal of empire' for most of its existence, and how this has shaped and distorted our understanding of the history of British art in relation to the concomitant rise of Britain as a self-consciously commercial and maritime nation, whose prosperity relied upon global expansion, increasing colonialism and the development of mercantile organisations."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 709.4109033

Maritime London : an historical journey in pictures and words /Anthony Burton "The book looks at London's maritime history from the establishment of Roman Londinium to the present day. It discusses many different aspects of life on the Thames and its connecting waterways and canals. There was a time when the River Thames was the main highway for the city, when watermen plied their trade carrying passengers and goods in a wide variety of craft, ranging from rowing boats to sailing barges. The Thames was also, for many centuries, a major ship building centre, and the story includes the construction of some iconic vessels from Henry VIII's flagship Henri Grace âa Dieu to Isambard Brunel's great steamship the SS Great Eastern. London was also until recently the country's most important port. In the days of sail, the Port of London was crowded with vessels and it was not until the nineteenth century that major enclosed docks were built, a process that continued into the early years of the twentieth century. The early nineteenth century also saw London connected to the rest of England through a network of canals. Other topics covered include the lifeboat service, river fire fighting forces and the river police. The result is a colourful pageant that highlights the vital role that London's waterways played in the life of the capital."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

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