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Drawing paper and materials
What did the Van de Veldes use to create their detailed ship portraits and maritime sketches?
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A bird’s eye view of Georgian London: John Rocque's maps
In this blog we look at cartographer John Rocque's An Exact Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, ‘the outstanding plan of the capital in the eighteenth century’
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What is a nocturnal?
Learn more about the nocturnal or ‘nocturlabe’, used for centuries to tell the time based on the movement of the stars
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Preserving hiss-story: conserving a taxidermy snake
A look at the treatment of a taxidermy puff adder captured by the crew of HMS Terrible
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Marcus Garvey's letters to a flag officer of the Royal Navy
Letters by the Pan-African civil rights leader and founder of the Black Star Line to retired naval officer Vice-Admiral Sir William Henderson have been unearthed in the Caird Library's archives
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How coffee has shaped Britain's maritime history
This blog looks at how a seemingly insignificant bean provided the stimulus to advancements in naval intelligence, technology, trade and science
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A gruesome mutiny through the eyes of a witness
This Caird Library and Archive blog looks at the naval career of David O’Brien Casey and how he bore witness to one of the most horrific mutinies of the 18th century
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Art in focus: inside the ship’s cabin
Discover how a little-known painting changed the face of naval portraiture
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Lone women and the Royal Navy
The Caird Library & Archive’s new display case highlights first-hand accounts of women’s experiences and contributions to the nineteenth-century Royal Navy
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Meet the team: Lucian – the apprentice
Discover how a major conservation project at Cutty Sark is providing an invaluable opportunity for apprentice shipwright Lucian