Filters… Explore themes - Any -Topics-Maritime history--Life at sea--Ships and boats--Exploration and encounters--Trade and empire--Enslavement and resistance--War and conflict-Space and astronomy--Astronomy guides--History of astronomy--Space science--People in astronomy--Astrophotography--Astronomy Photographer of the Year galleries-Time--Greenwich Mean Time--Clocks and timekeeping--Seasons and calendars--Time and navigation-Art and culture--Portraits--Seascapes and landscapes--Contemporary art--Architecture--Decorative arts--Photography-The ocean--Ocean science--People and the ocean--Shipping and industry--Migration and movement-Royal history--Royal Greenwich--Tudors--Stuarts Location - Any -Cutty SarkNational Maritime MuseumQueen's HouseRoyal ObservatoryPrince Philip Maritime Collections CentreIn GreenwichOnlineOther Specialism - Any -AstronomyConservationCuratorialEvents & VenuesHMS NHS: The Nautical Health ServiceLibrary & ArchiveVolunteers Search keywords 28 Jun 2021 HMS NHS: The Nautical Health Service - a transcription project Get your sea legs ready! Join us on an historical journey into the medical side of seafaring... 22 Jun 2021 Seafarers Hospital Society – 200 years of pioneering care for seafarers’ wellbeing and mental health Seafaring has always been a physically and mentally demanding role. To mark Day of the Seafarer we have invited the Seafarers Hospital Society to share about their role in promoting seafarer welfare during the last 200 years. 01 Jun 2021 Drowning in sewage: the sinking of the Princess Alice Did the polluted waters of the Thames contribute to Britain's worst inland waterway tragedy? 26 May 2021 Nicholas Pocock's illustrated logbooks The Caird Library and Archive has several primary and secondary materials relating to marine artists. One of the highlights of our collection is the illustrated logbooks of Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821). 24 May 2021 How to make a ship's biscuit Ship's biscuits or hard tack was a vital part of a seaman's diet in the years before the introduction of canned food in the mid-nineteenth century. Try the ship biscuit diet for yourself by following our recipe! 12 May 2021 Remembering Sir John F.W. Herschel (1792–1871) Learn about the life of the pioneering mathematician, astronomer and polymath – and his links with the Royal Observatory 04 May 2021 A Voyage Round the World Last year has been a strange one for staff of the Caird Library as it has been for everyone. One of many things I have been missing from ‘normal’ life is the privilege of being able to travel and explore the world. Luckily for me, I can access the stories and images contained in our vast collection of travel journals to fill the void! I have chosen just one to share with you this month, written by a man who covered lots of ground… First Prev … Page 16 Page 17 Current page 18 Page 19 Page 20 … Next Last
