29 Jan 2025
The loss of the SS Freshfield
Our archives hold a small collection of papers related to David Lawson, master of a cargo steamer that disappeared in 1905 after leaving the coast of America to return to Europe. They offer clues on what became of SS Freshfield on its journey home.
19 Dec 2024
A universal map in a dead language
This blog takes a look at an almost five-hundred-year-old geographical text in the Caird Library and Archive.
07 Oct 2024
Voyages in ‘search and discoverie of strange coasts, the chiefe subject of this my labour’
Explore the works and legacy of Richard Hakluyt, an Elizabethan compiler and editor of travel writing, at the Caird Library and Archive.
04 Oct 2024
The Syren and Shipping Illustrated
The Syren and Shipping Illustrated was a weekly journal for the merchant shipping industry, published 1887-1967.
10 Jul 2024
Dr Thomas Trotter
A brief look at the varied career of the Scottish physician, author, and campaigner, whose personal papers were recently catalogued.
17 Jun 2024
Astronomy News from the Astronomy Ambassadors Group - June 2024
See what cosmic news our young people have found for you!
21 May 2024
The Sailor
Sophie Warburton explores the story behind a portrait in Royal Museums Greenwich's collection and their connection with the sitter.