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Descriptive cataloging of rare materials (books) / Bibliographic Standards Committee, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College and Research Libraries in collaboration with the Cataloging Policy and Support Office of the Library of Congress. 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 025.3(0.068)

Antarctic pilot : comprising the coasts of Antarctica and all islands south of the usual route of vessels. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2014. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

British warships & auxiliaries, 1985/86 / [Mike Critchley]. Critchley, Mike 1984. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1985/1986"

Imperial defence 1868-1887 / Donald Mackenzie Schurman ; edited by John Beeler. "The technical transformation of the Royal Navy during the Victorian era posed many design, tactical and operational problems for administrators from the 1830s onwards. The switch from sail to steam required the creation of a system of defended coaling stations and a greater infrastructure."--Provided by the publisher. 2000. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(42)"1868/1887"

Observing by hand / Omar W. Nasim. "Today we are all familiar with the iconic pictures of the nebulae produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's digital cameras. But there was a time, before the successful application of photography to the heavens, in which scientists had to rely on handmade drawings of these mysterious phenomena. Observing by Hand sheds entirely new light on the ways in which the production and reception of handdrawn images of the nebulae in the nineteenth century contributed to astronomical observation. Omar W. Nasim investigates hundreds of unpublished observing books and paper records from six nineteenth-century observers of the nebulae: Sir John Herschel; William Parsons, the third Earl of Rosse; William Lassell; Ebenezer Porter Mason; Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel; and George Phillips Bond. Nasim focuses on the ways in which these observers created and employed their drawings in data-driven procedures, from their choices of artistic materials and techniques to their practices and scientific observation. He examines the ways in which the act of drawing complemented the acts of seeing and knowing, as well as the ways that making pictures was connected to the production of scientific knowledge. An impeccably researched, carefully crafted, and beautifully illustrated piece of historical work, Observing by Hand will delight historians of science, art, and the book, as well as astronomers and philosophers."--Provided by the publisher. 2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 524.5/.7

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)

Earth's magnetism in the age of sail Jonkers, A. R. T., 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 537.6

Kaigun : strategy, tactics, and technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 /David C. Evans, Mark R. Peattie. Evans, David C. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"18/19"(52)

The Navy as an instrument of policy, 1558-1727. Edited by E.A. Hughes. Richmond, Herbert W.-(Herbert William),-Sir, 1953. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(42)"1558/1727"

Nanoscience for the conservation of works of art / edited by Piero Baglioni and David Chelazzi. Baglioni, Piero. [2013] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069.44

The archaeological study of churches 1976 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 726:930.26

The panorama of London from the River Thames : twenty-one feet in length "This Gigantic Picture shows everything of interest upon the Banks of this Noble River, upon which stands the unrivalled City of London, and upon whose waters float an inmense forest of ships of every flag and country, freighted with cosy merchandise from every Port of the habitable Globe."--Inside of cover. [ca.1849]. • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 7.047(421:282.242):094

600 Jahre Astronomie in Nurnberg Pilz, Kurt 1977 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 52(433)"14/19"

Golden age of shipping : classic merchant ship 1900-1960 1994 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.2"1900/1960"

Leicestershire canals : bygones in camera Anderson, John 1976 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 626.1(425.42)

A history of Spain and Portugal Atkinson, William C.-(William Christopher), 1960 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 946.9

Rittenhouse : journal of the American scientific instrument enterprise. 1986- • JOURNAL • 2 copies available. 681/.75

HMS Cumberland : a classic British cruiser in war and peace /by Patrick Boniface "HMS Cumberland was laid down when Great Britain truly ruled the waves, by the time she decommissioned in 1959, Britannia's rule over the oceans had almost gone. Her story in many ways mirrors the changing fortunes of the Royal Navy from the time of Empire through the savagery of World War Two and into the nuclear era. She served in all theatres of the war and was present as the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled at the end of the Battle of the River Plate in 1939. Later she would serve with distinction in the Arctic convoys, the Mediterranean, European theatres and in the closing stages of the Second World War in the fight against Japan. A period as a trials ship followed in peacetime."--Provided by the publisher 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.822.3(42)

A short history of the Thornycroft coastal motor boats (C.M.Bs.) "This pamphlet was submitted to the Admiralty for approval and permission to publish before being printed. Part I gives an historical record of the work of the C.M.Bs. during the war, was published in our first issue of this booklet in December, 1918. Part II has been added, giving a record of their work in the Kronstadt, Archangel and Caspian Sea expeditions during 1919."--From cover. [1932] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 623.824:629.12THORNYCROFT

The post-captain, or, The wooden walls well manned : comprehending a view of naval society and manners /by the author of 'Edward, ' 'A view of society in France, ' &c. Davis, John, 1808. • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 820-3

Class and colonialism in antarctic exploration, 1750-1920 / by Ben Maddison. "Between 1750 and 1920 over 15,000 people visited Antarctica. Yet, despite such a large number the historiography has ignored all but a handful of celebrated explorers. Maddison aims to redress this balance and presents a study of Antarctic exploration from below. Sailors, sealers, whalers, cooks, mechanics, engineers, stokers and radio operators were all necessary in bringing the upper-class 'hero explorers' to the continent and supporting their expeditions. Likewise, resources obtained from local populations in southern Africa, Australasia, the Pacific and South America were vital to their success. In telling the story of these forgotten facilitators, Maddison argues that Antarctic exploration can be seen as an offshoot of European colonialism."--Provided by the publisher. 2014 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(99)"1750/1920"

Pierre Bernard Milius : last commander of the Baudin Expedition : the journal 1800-1804 /Pierre Bernard Milius ; translated from the French and annotated by Kate Pratt ; edited by Peter Hambly ; with an introduction by Anthony J. Brown. Milius, Pierre Bernard, 2013. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 92MILIUS

Ships of the world : an historical encyclopaedia /Lincoln Paine with contributions by James Terry and Hal Fessenden. Paine, Lincoln P. 1997. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 629.123(03)

Indonesia pilot. the island of Timor and East Timor together with Pulau Roti, islands of the eastern part of Banda Sea and the northern part of Arafura Sea, islands of Ceram Sea including Buru and Seram, Molucca Sea including Halmahera, islands between the north-east coast of Sulawesi and Mindanao, north coast of Paua eastwards to 140 00'E, south-west coast of Papua eastwards to 141 01'E, including adjacent islands. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2013. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

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