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Research guide
Research guide U2: Maritime medals: Sources of information
This brief guide gives a bibliography of books held in the Library and other sources of information relating to maritime medals
Research guide
Research guide D3: RMS Titanic: Images and artefacts at the National Maritime Museum
This guide lists photographs, paintings, other images, artefacts and models of RMS Titanic held in the National Maritime Museum collections
Story topic
Master of disguise: how a Navy sailor escaped a Napoleonic prison
Discover the true story of Charles Hare, the 19th-century midshipman who used a French officer's uniform to pull off a daring prison break
Blog post
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.
Blog post
The history of Bounce: 'a dog of talents'
At the end of the 18th century, Bounce was not only a beloved companion to one of our most famous admirals, but considered by his owner the perfect naval dog - and more intelligent than some of his officers!
Our collections: timekeeping
Find out more about our historic collection of clocks, watches and precision timekeepers