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A bibliography of the works written and published by David Steel and his successors : with notes on the lives of David Steel and his heirs David Steel (1733 - 1799) is particularly well known for his celebrated 'Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship' and 'Elements of Naval Architecture'. This bibliography aims to list as much of his work as possible in books, charts, pilots and sailing directions. It also includes notes on the lives of David Steel and his family. There are 266 fully catalogued items and chapters including: Catalogue; Charts; Pilots and Sailing Directions; Book Titles of Uncertain Provenance; Books, Charts, Pilots and Sailing Directions Listed in Advertisements of Which no Copies Have Been Found; Appendices; Key to Libraries and Other Sources; Geographical Index; Chronological Index and an Alphabetical Index. 1991 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 012Steel

Images of maritime Bristol Elkin, Paul 1995 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 627.3(424.1)

Captain Marryat : seaman, writer and adventurer A biography of Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) covering his career in the Royal Navy and his success as a novelist. Marryat was the author of Children of the New Forest and stories of the sea such as Mr Midshipman Easy. 2000 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Marryat

Black experience and the empire / Philip D. Morgan, editor and Sean Hawkins, editor. "This work explores the lives of people of sub-Saharan Africa and their descendants, how they were shaped by empire, and how they in turn influenced the empire in everything from material goods to cultural style. The black experience varied greatly across space and over time. Accordingly, thirteen substantive essays and a scene-setting introduction range from West Africa in the sixteenth century, through the history of the slave trade and slavery down to the 1830s, to nineteenth- and twentieth-century participation of blacks in the empire as workers, soldiers, members of colonial elites, intellectuals, athletes, and musicians. No people were more uprooted and dislocated; or traveled more within the empire; or created more of a trans-imperial culture. In the crucible of the British empire, blacks invented cultural mixes that were precursors to our modern selves - hybrid, fluid, ambiguous, and constantly in motion."--Provided by the publisher. 2004. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 941-44

Inscriptions of the Antikythera Mechanism. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 681.111(38)

Giants of the Clyde : the great ships and the great yards /Robert Jeffrey. "There is barely a corner of the five great oceans where Clydebuilt is not recognised as the ultimate shipbuilding accolade. As late as the 1950s, around a seventh of the total of the world?s seagoing tonnage was built on the Clyde. It is not a particularly wide river, nor spectacularly long ? it is certainly no Mississippi or Amazon ? but its fame is legendary. From the many yards on its banks, north and south, en route from the gentle hills of Lanarkshire to the Firth of Clyde, came engineering innovation and fabled names in shipping ? iconic vessels like the Cutty Sark and the Delta Queen, fearsome warships like the mighty Hood, and the cream of the world?s great liners, the Cunard Queens and the beautiful white Empress vessels. All that and cargo-carrying workhorses that opened up the world. More recent times have seen the phoenix-like revival of Ferguson Shipbuilders, one of the last remaining yards on the Lower Clyde, saved from closure by industrialist Jim McColl and now investing in the hybrid technology of the future that has thrown a lifeline to this once great yard."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12(414.1)

Museums among friends : the wider museum community /David Heaton Heaton, David 1992 • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 061.236.2:069

Understanding publishers' contracts Legat, Michael 1994 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 655.41

Station X : the codebreakers of Bletchley Park Smith, Michael 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

Navigational instruments / Richard Dunn. "With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history. As seafarers attempted longer and longer voyages from the sixteenth century onwards in search of profit and new lands, the tools of navigation became ever more sophisticated. The development of instruments over the last five hundred years has seen some revolutionary changes, spurred on by the threat of disaster at sea and the possibility of huge rewards from successful voyages. As this book shows, the solution of the infamous longitude problem, the extraordinary impact of satellite positioning, and other advances in navigation have successfully brought together seafarers, artisans, and scientists in search of better ways of getting from A to B and back again."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 527"17/20"

The search for the North West passage / Ann Savours. "The search for the North West Passage to the Far East was the main driving force behind British arctic exploration from the 16th to the mid-19th century. It included the famous and ill-fated John Franklin expedition--the disappearance of which and resulting search is one of the great tragic stories in the history of exploration--and culminated with Roald Amundsen's successfully voyage in 1903-06. Ann Savours examines the British encounters with the Eskimo, how yearly ice variations affected expeditions, and the daily lives of the early explorers. This book will be compulsive reading for all those interested in the saga arctic exploration and for those who enjoy stories of human endeavor in the face of terrible odds." 1999. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 910.4(987)"18/19"

William Watkins Ltd : London's First Major Towage Company /John E. Reynolds. ''William Watkins Ltd was founded in 1833 in London by John Rogers Watkins and his son William. Their first tug, Monarch, was said to be the finest on the river. As the tugs got more sophisticated they began towing ever larger ships across the Channel and with increasing range they sought tows in the outer estuary and further afield. By 1875, Anglia carried out tows from St. Helena and Suez, huge distances considering her coal consumption. Watkins proved themselves to be the premier company for ocean towage in this period. They continued to develop and innovate, building their first screw tug, Era, in 1869 and, by the 1880s, the screw tugs were fast replacing the paddle tugs on the Thames. At the outbreak of the First World War the British Government made Watkins an advisor on tugs during the conflict, their vessels ranging far and wide from the White Sea to the Gallipoli landings. They were again on the front line during the Second World War, from the Dunkirk evacuation to the 'D' Day landings. This comprehensive account charts the 140 year history of the Watkins family in towage, details all of the tugs that have been in their fleet through this period and discusses their work on the River Thames, during both world wars and around the world, with many photographs and personal accounts of life aboard.''--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt

Scottish customs and excise records : with particular reference to Strathclyde from 1707 onwards Wilkins, Frances 1992 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 929.1/.5

Sunrise coast : Colne Point to Lowestoft Ness /Robert Simper. Simper, Robert. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 914.264

Jutland : the unfinished battle/Nicholas Jellicoe. "One hundred years after Jutland, the first and largest engagement of Dreadnoughts in the twentieth century, historians are still fighting this controversial and misunderstood battle. What was in fact a strategic victory stands out starkly against the background of bitter public disappointment in the Royal Navy and decades of divisive acrimony and very public infighting between the camps supporting the two most senior commanders, Jellicoe and Beatty. This book not only re-tells the story of the battle from both a British and German perspective based on the latest research, but it also helps clarify the context of Germany's inevitable naval clash. It then traces the bitter dispute that ensued in the years after the smoke of war had cleared - right up to his death in 1935, Admiral Jellicoe was embroiled in what became known as the 'Jutland Controversy'. Nick Jellicoe is uniquely placed to tell the story of Jutland. His naval connections are strong: his father, the second Earl served as First Lord of the Admiralty while his grandfather, Sir John Jellicoe commanded the Grand Fleet for the first two years on the war, from 1914 to 1916 - famously described by Churchill as being 'the only man who could have lost the war in an afternoon'."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.456(489)

Ferries 2018 : British Isles & Northern Europe /Compiled by Nick Widdows "The 2018 edition of Ferries features Silja Line and Tallink. Features include: The History of Silja Line; Tallink's new Megastar; Profile of the Silja Symphony and Silja Serenade; Smyril Lines Norrona. The book also contains the full fleet listing of the major UK and Northern European Ferries."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.66(41:4-17)

The port of Silloth, 1859-2009 : a pictorial history through 150 years of a Solway port /by Chris Puxley. "This is a pictorial history of the Port of Silloth through 150 years - 1859-2009. The Cumbrian port of Silloth was opened on 3 August 1859, and therefore celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2009. This fascinating book, written by Silloth's present Harbour Master, covers the history of the port and is brought to life by a wide variety of photographs, maps and other illustrations (189 in total in colour and black/white)."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 627.2(428.5)

The voyages of the Discovery : the illustrated history of Scott's ship /Ann Savours ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ; preface by Sir Peter Scott. This book chronicles the history of a remarkable ship - the Discovery, built for the British Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904 under Captain Scott, and used later in expeditions to study whales and on explorations by Douglas Mawson, as well as a Hudson's Bay supply ship in the Canadian north and in wartime service in the Far East. 1992. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123DISCOVERY

Tip and run : The untold tragedy of the Great War in Africa /Edward Paice. Paice, Edward 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 94 (100)"1914/1918"

Cruiser Birmingham : detailed in the original builders' plans /Conrad Waters. "The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the 'as fitted' general arrangements, these drawings documented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. They were very large - more than 12 feet long for capital ships - highly detailed, annotated and labelled, and drawn with exquisite skill in multi-coloured inks and washes. Intended to provide a permanent reference for the Admiralty and the dockyards, they represent the acme of the draughtsman's art. Today these plans form part of the incomparable collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality. This book is one of a series based entirely on these draughts which depict famous warships in an unprecedented degree of detail - complete sets in full colour, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. Extensive captions point the reader to important features to be found in the plans, and an introduction covers the background to the design. HMS Birmingham was selected for the series because this famous interwar 'Town' class cruiser is unusually well documented. Unusually, three separate sets of plans survive - as completed in 1937, as refitted in 1943, and as modernised in 1952 - which allows this novel form of anatomy to cover the whole of the ship?s long career."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82BIRMINGHAM

Record repositories in Great Britain / edited by Ian Mortimer Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts 1999 • BOOK • 5 copies available. 930.253(42)

United Kingdom : a social and economic history of modern Britain Wilkes, John 1984 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 942.08

Man and the maritime environment 1992 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.071.22

Hillary's Antarctica : adventure, exploration and establishing Scott Base /text, Nigel Watson ; photography, Jane Ussher. "Sir Edmund Hillary's exploits in Antarctica include the riveting story of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the establishment of Scott Base. Written by Nigel Watson of the Antarctic Heritage Trust, and illustrated with Jane Ussher's stunning photographs, plus historic images and never-before-seen ephemera and diary entries, this is the first book that fully documents and celebrates Ed Hillary's contribution to Antarctic history. Hillary and the New Zealand team were supposed to be a support act to the British Commonwealth Antarctic crossing party. By heading on to the South Pole and reaching it before the crossing party, Hillary exceeded the brief. His actions created tensions, unleashed a media storm and denied the British an historic first overland to the South Pole since Captain Scott. Hillary even had the audacity to achieve the feat with three farm tractors. In doing so, Sir Edmund Hillary added another fascinating chapter to the exploration annals of Antarctica and he, and his expedition team, laid the foundations for New Zealand's continuous, and increasingly important, presence in Antarctica."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(99)"1955/1958"

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