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Dreadnoughts : an illustrated history /Gerald Toghill "Two things made the battleship possible: the harnessing of steam for propulsion and Britain's vast industrial power in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. With these two massive powerhouses available to ship designers, it was inevitable that change would come to the seas. For a short while France led the way with the launching of the Gloire, but Britain soon stole the limelight with the launch of HMS Warrior in 1863. The moment her keel hit the water the naval world was turned upside down and all other warships were rendered obsolete. But that event was as nought compared to the astonishing revolution in warship building caused by the launch in 1906 of the mighty Dreadnought. If Warriorhad caused a great upheaval, the impact of Dreadnought was positively Krakatoan. Such was her impact on the naval world that her very name became generic. All battleships built before her were classed as 'pre-Dreadnought' and all battleships built post-1906 came to be known as 'Dreadnoughts'. This is their story."--Provided by the publisher 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.821.3(100)

Great maps : the world's masterpieces explored and explained /Jerry Brotton. "This beautifully illustrated book showcases more than 60 of the greatest maps ever made, from the ancient Babylonian map carved on a stone tablet, through medieval maps such as the mappa mundi to the modern satellite images of Google Earth. Drawing upon geography, science, exploration, art, culture, and mythology, maps have existed almost as long as the human race. They do more than simply describe the landscape - they also offer a unique window into the lives and beliefs of their creators. Great Maps shows how they have changed our understanding of the world, and features both entire maps and close-up visual tours that pull out key details that offer intriguing historical and cultural context. From maps of the world filled with fantastical monsters, through famous explorers discovering new continents, to the first road atlases and modern data-mapping and cartography, Great Maps explores in stunning photographic detail how maps have influenced and reflected our world throughout history."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 912.43(100)

Calamity corner / Anthony Lane. An illustrated account of some of the ships lost in the treacherous waters of the eastern approaches to the English Channel, covering the Thames Estuary as far north as Harwich, Zeebrugge, the Belgian and French coasts as far as Boulogne, Beachy Head, East Sussex and Kent. (It is a companion volume to Shipwrecks of Kent by the same author.) The contents are arranged in chapters covering warship losses, merchant vessels lost during war, losses arising from collision, stranding and fire. The final chapter explores lifeboats and rescuers. Illustrated throughout with photographs of the vessels and those involved. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(261.268)

Islamic weapons, warfare, and armies : Muslim military operations against the crusaders A short overview of the Islamic military operations undertaken throughout The Middle Ages, this book is thematically divided in two, with half of the book exploring the context of Islamic warfare and the second half briefly detailing the historical events that Islamic forces were engaged in. The opening chapter focuses on the birth, rise and early spread of Islam under the prophet Muhammed as well as exploring the concept of Jihad and the Caliphs that followed Muhammed. The second and third chapters are an overview of the Islamic armies, focusing on their tactics, weaponry, armour and basic infrastructure during this period. The final two chapters provide very brief narrative overviews of their campaigns, such as the Crusades and the invasions of the Balkans, India and Spain. The author provides a short glossary as well as a bibliography and further reading list for more books on this topic. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 297:623.4

Records of merchant shipping and seamen / Kelvin Smith, Christopher T Watts, Michael J Watts. Smith, Kelvin 1998. • BOOK • 4 copies available. 930.253.1(422.1)

Captain John Skinner and the age of the steam yacht : a biography, his life and times 1861-1928 : from miller's boy to master mariner. Tells the story of John Skinner, son of Charles Skinner and Susanna Burden, and grandson of William Skinner. From Lytchett Minster near Poole in Dorset, the Skinners were originally agricultural labourers who later worked in the clay industry. John Skinner worked initially as a miller but by 1881 he was describing himself as a mariner. Skinner's career is traced through merchant navy records as he progressed to Mate and then Master Mariner, making the move from commercial and cargo vessels to luxury steam yachts for pleasure cruising. The owners were often titled and wealthy and included Richard Clifford Smith during the Edwardian Era and latterly Montague Grahame-White. A personal family history set against the wider context of social history and maritime industry developments. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SKINNER

Explorers and their quest for North America / Philip J. Potter. "On 11 October 1492 the sun set on a clear Atlantic Ocean horizon and the night was cloudless with a late rising moon. As the lookouts high in the riggings of Christopher Columbus' three ships strained their eyes into the golden light of the moon, near two o'clock in the morning the watchman on the Pinta shouted out, 'Land, land' igniting the era of exploration to the New World. The Age of Discovery became an epic adventure sweeping across the continent of North America, as the trailblazers dared to challenge the unknown wilderness to advance mankind's knowledge of the world. Explorers Discovering North America traces the history of the discovery, exploration and settlement of the western hemisphere through the comprehensive biographies of fourteen explorers, who had the courage and inquisitiveness to search the limits of the world. The book features many famous adventurers including Hernan Cortes whose victorious battles against the Aztecs conquered Mexico for Spain, Henry Hudson's sea voyages in search of the Northwest Passage led to the colonization of New York and exploration of the Hudson Bay in Canada, while Meriwether Lewis' journey across the Louisiana Purchase began the mass migration of settlers to western America. Among the lesser known explorers discussed in the work are Vitus Bering whose discovery of Alaska established Russia's claim to the region and Alexander Mackenzie's 107-day trek across western Canada that opened the frontier to settlement, commerce and development of its natural resources. From Columbus to Lewis the exploration of the New World became one of humankind's greatest quests that altered history forever."--Provided by the publisher 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(7)

The last of the wind ships / introductory text by Basil Greenhill ; photographs by Alan Villiers ; extracts from published works by Alan Villiers. Villiers, Alan. 2000 • FOLIO • 4 copies available. 629.123.13

Historical dictionary of London Panton, Kenneth J 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 930(038)(421)

London : city of the Romans Merrifield, Ralph 1983 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 930.26(37:421)

Curious encounters : voyaging, collecting, and making knowledge in the long eighteenth century /edited by Adriana Craciun and Mary Terrall. "With contributions from historians, literary critics, and geographers, Curious Encounters uncovers a rich history of global voyaging, collecting, and scientific exploration in the long eighteenth century. Leaving behind grand narratives of discovery, these essays collectively restore a degree of symmetry and contingency to our understanding of encounters between European and Indigenous people. To do this the essays consider diverse agents of historical change, both human and inanimate: commodities, curiosities, texts, animals, and specimens moved through their own global circuits of knowledge and power. The voyages and collections rediscovered here do not move from a European center to a distant periphery, nor do they position European authorities as the central agents of this early era of globalization. Long distance voyagers from Greenland to the Ottoman Empire crossed paths with French, British, Polynesian, and Spanish travelers across the world, trading objects and knowledge for diverse ends. The dynamic contact zones of these curious encounters include the ice floes of the Arctic, the sociable spaces of the tea table, the hybrid material texts and objects in imperial archives, and the collections belonging to key figures of the Enlightenment, including Sir Hans Sloane and James Petiver."-- 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(100)"17"

The 'Clio', 1877-1920 : a study of the functions of an industrial training ship in North Wales /by Emrys Wyn Roberts. "Officially, the Clio - moored in the Menai Strait - was a care and training ship for young 'street ruffians' in the second half of the nineteenth century. This study shows that it also provided a regular supply of seamen for the Royal Navy and the Mercantile Marine. Letters of some of the old boys of Clio during the First World War and an unique collection of photographs combine to make this book a fascinating history of a pre-1918 Education Act establishment."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123CLIO

British war memorials / Mark Quinlan. A study of British War memorials, remembrance and memorialisation. Memorials have been selected for detailed examination on the basis that they are representative or unusual examples, or are of national importance. The memorials include some in stained glass and other formats and commemorate those who served or were killed in war or conflict. Memorials from the early 19th century, the Crimean War, Boer War, the First World War and Second World War as well as many other campaigns, are included. Overseas memorials, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force memorials, and memorials to those awarded the Victoria Cross and George Cross, are also covered. Memorials are described in detail and illustrated with photographs. Brief biographies of memorial sculptors and designers are provided. Appendices include cabinet papers relating to the provision of national memorials on battlefields, the Report of the National Battlefields Memorial Committee, extracts from the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts covering the formation of the War Memorials Advisory Council in 1944, and relevant legislation. 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 725.945(41)

The lost diary of Christopher Columbus's lookout Dickinson, Clive 2000 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(7)"1492/1504"

On collecting : an investigation into collecting in the European tradition /Susan M. Pearce Pearce, Susan M. 1995 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7.074

Nelson Lacey, Minna 2005 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92NELSON

Skagerrakschlacht : Vorgeschichte, Ereignis, Verarbeitung : im Auftrag des Militèargeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes /herausgegeben von Michael Epkenhans, Jèorg Hillmann und Frank Nèagler. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.456(489)

The Falklands and the dwarf : the cruise of HMS Dwarf in the Falkland Islands 1881-1882 Layman, C. H. 1995 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Wiseman

Modern art and the grotesque Connelly, Frances S. (ed.) 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7.036

Map of the Moon / drawn by H. Percy Wilkins. "This rarely-seen map of the Moon originates from a 300-inch hand-drawn map produced by the engineer and amateur astronomer Hugh Percival Wilkins (1896-1960). Combining artistry with scientific precision, Wilkins's detailed map reveals the rugged terrain of our celestial neighbour. First published in 1946 as a 100-inch reproduction, Wilkins continued to revise and expand his observations and produced this third edition in 1951. Comprised of 25 sheets, it was subsequently used by amateur and professional astronomers, and was even purchased by NASA. Acquired by the Museum in 2006, Wilkins's Map of the Moon is reproduced faithfully in this volume over 90 pages, making this beautiful record of astronomical history available for all."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Thames Bridges : from Dartford to the source : a survey of every public river crossing, past and present /Neil Davenport. Davenport, Neil. Ã2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 624.21/.8(282.242.1)

Britain's island fortresses / Bill Clements. "During the 19th Century the Royal Navy played a key role defending the expanding British Empire. As sail gave way to steam power, there was a pressing requirement for coaling stations and dock facilities across the world's oceans. These strategic bases needed fixed defences. The author describes in detail, with the aid of historic photographs, maps and plans, the defences of the most important islands, Bermuda, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Jamaica and Singapore, and a number of lesser ones including Antigua, Ascension, Mauritius St Helena and St Lucia. He describes how the defences were modified over the years in order to meet the changing strategic needs of the Empire, and the technological changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution. Only three of these bases had to defend themselves in war (Hong Kong, Singapore and Ceylon) and the author relates the battles for these bases. The book will appeal not only to readers whose interest is in the study of fortifications, but also to those readers interested in the maritime history of the British Empire."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.1(42)

We'll send ye tae the Mars : the story of Dundee's legendary training ship /Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas 2019 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123MARS

Directory of suppliers of materials, equipment and services for archive and book conservation, storage and display Society of Archivists. Conservation Group 1985 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 025.85-03

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