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This guide will help you research famous explorers, navigators and hydrographers. It gives a brief account of their voyages and lists some of the material related to them held by the National Maritime Museum

This guide outlines the Atlas Collection of bound volumes of charts, maps and sailing directions held by the Hydrography Section of the Museum

This guide is a brief introduction to the museum's collection of manuscript and printed hydrography (charts), cartography (maps), written sailing directions, originally known as 'portolans', and pilot books

This guide outlines basic sources for studying the life and achievements of James Cook. It details resources available at the National Maritime Museum and elsewhere

This guide outlines the museum's collection of printed books, manuscripts and artefacts relating to music and the sea

This guide lists some of the extensive collection of publications held by the Museum relating to the contemporary marine environment

This guide outlines useful sources for research on women and the sea, chiefly at the National Maritime Museum but also The National Archives

This guide lists some of the books, manuscripts and images held by the Museum relating to pirates and privateers

This guide provides information about Lloyd's Register of Shipping as an aid to research. The National Maritime Museum's Library has copies dating from 1764 to date

This information sheet explains how to use the microfilm copies of Lloyd's Captains Registers held by the National Maritime Museum's Caird Library