Library & Archive blog

In this month’s blog we travel to Japan, more precisely to its northernmost island of Hokkaido, and through a journal kept in 1871 by Lieutenant Swinton Colthurst Holland, meet the local Ainu people.

The Caird Library and Archive's new display case highlights sickness and healthcare in the Georgian Royal Navy

Learn more about Woodall's medical guide for the sea-going surgeon in the Caird Library collection

Named for the Glaswegian shipowner Sir James Caird, Bt. (1864-1954), the Caird Library and Archive has been facilitating research into maritime endeavour for over eighty years. Today it is the largest maritime reference library in the world.

Find out why centuries-old papers often look so much better than decade-old ones.

The Caird Library and Archive’s display case highlighted three colourful charts from the rich cartographic collection of Royal Museums Greenwich.

In this blog we recall a Victorian explosion on London’s inland waterways which conferred an unusual nickname on the bridge which stood in the way of the blast. The Macclesfield Bridge disaster of 1874 resulted in death and destruction and the passing of an Act of Parliament.