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Abbott, John Henry. A Treatise of the Law Relative to Merchant Ships and Seamen: In 4 Parts. I: The Owners of Merchant Ships. II: Of the Persons Employed in the Navigation Therein. III: Of the Carriage of Goods Therein. IV. Of the Wages of Merchant Seamen. London: Butterworth, 1802-1827, xxxv, 695 pp. First study of this legal aspect.
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merchant marine, law, commerce, trade, business, lower deck, wages, ship owner
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Adams, Thomas R. & Waters, David W., comps. English Maritime Books Printed before 1801: Relating to Ships, Their Construction and Their Operation at Sea: Including Articles in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society: Arranged in Two Parts Alphabetically and Topically. Providence: John Carter Brown Library; London: NMM, 1995, xxxiv, 602 pp. Foreword: N.A.M. Rodger; 3809 indivdual entries under 24 topics; massive compilation & essential bibliography; cooperation from National Maritime Museum of London; details on number of copies and where located; earliest was 1528; e.g., navigational manuals, almanacs, works on gunnery, health, laws, instruments, conditions, etc.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); association; bibliography; condition; gunnery; health; instrument; law; literature; maritime history; museum; naval lore;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, bibliography, list, listing , maritime history, naval history , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, literature, culture, museum, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , gunnery, gun, weapon , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, law, instrument, navigation, compass, clock , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life
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Adye, S. Payne. A Treatise on Courts-Martial: Also, An Essay on Military Punishments and Rewerds. London: Murray; Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1786, 1796, 1797, 1981, viii, 284 pp.
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condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , discipline, law, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. "Admiralty Prize Case Briefs: Notes and Questions." AHR, 33 (April 1928): 593-95. Albion, 1896-1972, longtime Harvard Professor.
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Admiralty; age of sail; High Court Admiralty; historian; law; prize;
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age of sail, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, high court admiralty, prize, reward for service, monetary reward , law, historian, history, historical
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Alexander, Caroline. The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty. London: HarperCollins; New York: Viking; London: Penguin, 2003, xiv, 491 pp. Fresh & detailed narrative of events including subsequent Admiralty mission to capture the mutineers & their courts martial; apologetics for Bligh.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; Bligh, William; discipline; exploration; law; mutiny; Royal Navy; ship;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Bligh, William, mutiny, Bounty, Captain, Admiral , law, discipline, mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , Royal Navy, Britain, England, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , ship, boat, vessel
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Alexander, Caroline. "The Wreck of the Pandora: The Fate of the Men Sent to Hunt Down the Bounty Mutineers." New Yorker (4 August 2003): 44-59. Wreck occurred at Great Barrier Reef; 14 of the original 25 mutineers were aboard in "Pandora" boxes.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; Bligh, William; discipline; Far East; law; mutiny; Royal Navy; ship; wreck;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Bligh, William, mutiny, Bounty, Captain, Admiral , discipline, mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, law
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Allen, Brigid M.N. "Britain, the United States and Maritime Law, 1793-1815: A Study of Opinion on Some Problems Affecting Anglo-American Relations with Regard to Sea-Power." Ph.D. diss, University College, London, 1975. Under M.A. Jones; (ASLIB 26-697).
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; law; maritime history; sea power;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, maritime history, naval history , law, sea power
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Allen, Kenneth S. "That Bounty Bastard": The True Story of Captain William Bligh. London: Hale; New York: St. Martin, 1976, 1977, 224 pp. Bligh, 1754-1817; on tombstone: "fought battles and died, beloved, respected, and lamented"; despite title, sympathetic toward Bligh; described outbursts & cursings.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; Banks, Joseph; Bligh, William; condition; discipline; exploration; imperialism; law; mutiny; officer; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Bligh, William, mutiny, Bounty, Captain, Admiral , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , banks, joseph, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , law, Royal Navy, Britain, England, mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , officer, quarterdeck, leader , discipline
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Anderson, David & Lincoln, Margarette. The Mutiny on the Bounty. London: Macdonald, 1989, 47 pp. Folio; juvenile literature.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Bligh, William; juvenile literature; law; mutiny; Royal Navy; ship;
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18th century, eighteenth, Bligh, William, mutiny, Bounty, Captain, Admiral , law, mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, juvenile literature, children's, junior
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Anderson, Olive. "British Governments and Rebellion at Sea: Notes and Communications." HJ, 3 (March 1960): 56-64. E.g., Royalists, Jacobites, pirates; no consistent policy.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; age of sail; High Court Admiralty; law; mutiny; Royal Navy;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , law, high court admiralty, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Andrews, Kenneth Raymond. "Appraisements of Elizabethan Privateersmen." MM, 37 (January 1951): 76-98. From records of High Court of Admiralty.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; High Court Admiralty; law; piracy;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , high court admiralty, law, piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer
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Anthony, Irvin Whittington, ed. The Saga of the Bounty: Its Strange History as Related by the Participants Themselves. New York: Putnam, 1935, xiv, 358 pp. Accounts, e.g., by Bligh, Christian, Freyer, Morrison & John Barrow.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; Bligh, William; condition; discipline; law; memoir; mutiny; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Bligh, William, mutiny, Bounty, Captain, Admiral , discipline, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , law, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Antony, Robert J. "Pirates, Bandits, and Brotherhoods: A Study of Crime and Law in Kwangtung Province, 1796-1839." Ph.D. diss, Hawaii, 1988.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Chinese; Far East; law; piracy;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Chinese, China, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, law, piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer
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Appleby, John C. & Starkey, David. "The Records of the High Court of the Admiralty as a Source for Maritime History." See D. Starkey, Sources for a New Maritime History of Devon, pp. 70-86.
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, high court admiralty, maritime history, naval history , law
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Armitage, David, ed. The Free Sea: Hugo Grotius. London: Liberty Fund, 145 pp. Trans: Richard Hakluyt.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Hakluyt, Richard; imperialism; law; maritime history;
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16th century, sixteenth, law, maritime history, naval history , Hakluyt, Richard, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Arnold, Thomas. The American Practical Lunarian, and Seaman's Guide. . . to which Are Annexed, A Compendium of Marine Law. Philadelphia: R. Desliver, 1822, 844 pp.
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Admiralty; Anglo-American; education; law; maritime history; naval guide; officer; seamanship;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , officer, quarterdeck, leader , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , law, maritime history, naval history
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Arroyo, Ignacio, ed. Yearbook Maritime Law. 4 vols. London: Kluwer, 1984-1988, xlvii, 1555 pp.
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, law, maritime history, naval history , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction
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Ashburner, Walter, ed. The Rhodian Sea-Law. Oxford: Clarendon; Union: Law Book, 1909, 2000, ccxcvi, 131 pp. Medieval shipping practice, esp. legal aspects.
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High Court Admiralty; law; maritime history; Middle Ages (400-1399); naval guide; trade;
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high court admiralty, law, maritime history, naval history , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , middle ages (400-1399), trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Atlay, James Beresford. The Trial of Lord Cochrane before Lord Ellenborough. London: Smith Elder, 1897, xii, 529 pp. Preface: E.D. Law; conclusion: Cochrane probably guilty.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Cochrane, Thomas; enterprise; law; officer; Royal Navy;
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19th century, nineteenth, Cochrane, Thomas, Dundonald, Earl of Dundonald, Lord Dundonald, law, officer, quarterdeck, leader , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Ayer, Robert Copeland. "Shifty Seafarers, Shifting Winds: Governmental Policies toward Maritime Smuggling in North America from Colonization to the War of 1812." Ph.D. diss, Fletcher School, Tufts, 1993, 425 pp. (DAI 54-04, p. 1513).
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Colonial America; discipline; law; seamanship; smuggling; War of 1812;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , discipline, law, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , smuggling, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |