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Abbe, Ernest C. & Gillis, Frank J. "Henry Hudson and the Early Expedition and Mapping of Hudson Bay, 1610 to 1631." See J. Parker, Merchants and Scholars, pp. 87-116.

Keywords:

exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , river, 17th century, seventeenth, personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Adams, Henry. "Inauguration of the Trafalgar Way 2005." Nel Dis, 9 (April 2006): 94-100. Feature of Bicentennial "New Trafalgar Dispatch Project"; route of Lt. Lapenotiere of HMS Pickle, Falmouth to Whitehall; inaugurated August 2005; special Ordnance Survey Map.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 21st century, twenty-first, twenty first, Trafalgar, battle, campaign , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical

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Adams, Thomas R. Rare Americana: One Hundred and One Books, Prints and Maps Not in the John Carter Brown Library. Providence: John Carter Brown Library, 1974, 77 pp. By the Director, listing items desired to be acquired by the library.

Keywords:

bibliography, list, listing , literature, culture, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary

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Adams, Thomas R. The Non-Cartographical Maritime Works Published by Mount and Page: A Preliminary Hand-List. The Bibliographical Society Occasional Papers Series. London: Bibliographical Society, 1985, xiv, 54 pp. Folio; 106 entries; Mount & Page, begun in 1656, publishers of maritime works into 18th century.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, bibliography, list, listing , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , maritime history, naval history , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction

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Akerman, James Richard & Buisseret, David, eds. Monarchs, Ministers and Maps: A Cartographic Exhibition at the Newberry Library on the Occasion. . . . Lectures in the History of Cartography: Catalog. Chicago: Newberry Library, 1985, xi, 49 pp.

Keywords:

association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Akerman, James Richard & Karrow, Robert W., Jr., eds Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2007, ix, 400 pp. Folio, lavishly illustrated; foreword: John W. McCarthy, Jr.; exhibition, Newberry Library; outstanding overview.

Keywords:

cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , general history, general survey, survey

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Akerman, James Richard, ed. Cartographies of Travel and Navigation. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2006, ix, 372 pp. Essays; pathbreaking study; mapping of sea routes.

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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, voyage, science

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Akerman, James Richard, ed. The Imperial Map: Cartography and the Mastery of Empire. The Kenneth Nebenzahl Lectures in the History of Cartography. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2009, viii, 367 pp. 6 essays, some cited; lectue series, History of Cartography for Newberry Library; noted that History of Cartography Project & other things had generated much new interest.

Keywords:

cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , general history, general survey, survey, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire

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Akerman, James Richard. "On the Shoulders of a Titan: Viewing the World of the Past in the Atlas Structure." Ph.D diss, Pennsylvania State, 2 vols., 1991, xxxi, 688 pp.

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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , general history, general survey, survey

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Allen, Rosamund, ed. Eastward Bound: Travel and Travellers, 1050-1550. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2004, xv, 270 pp. 11 commissioned essays; medieval perceptions of geography; Muslim & Christian pilgrims, merchants, scholars; English, German, Spanish & Arab.

Keywords:

cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , middle ages (400-1399), religion, chaplain, chapel , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, voyage

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Anderson, George William. A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of the Voyages Around the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority. . . . Captain Cook's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Last Voyages. . . . in the Years 1768. . ., 1780. . ., Sir Joseph Banks, Dr. Solander, Dr. King, Dr. Hawkesworth. . . . [plus] those of Lord Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret. . . . London: Alexander Hogg, 1784, 655 pp. Folio; important compilation.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Anglo-French, France , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , circumnavigation, circumnavigate, around the world, round the world , Cook, James, banks, joseph, personality, prominent leader, noted person , Royal Navy, Britain, England, voyage, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence

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Babaian, Sharon. Setting Course: A History of Marine Navigation in Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Science & Technology Museum, 2007, 162 pp.

Keywords:

cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , maritime history, naval history , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , museum

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Badsey, Stephen, ed. The Hutchinson Atlas of World War II Battle Plans: Before and After. Oxford: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000, 300 pp. Comparison of battle plans & what actually happened.

Keywords:

battles, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , world war 2, second world war

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Baldwin, Robert C.D. Navigation, Cartography and the Expansion of Europe, 1440-1640: Collection of Essays. Oxford: Headstart, 1997.

Keywords:

15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude

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Baldwin, Robert C.D. "The International Interchange of Navigational Information between the Maritime Communities of Iberia, Asia and North Western Europe, 1500-1620." Master's thesis, Durham, 1980. Under D.M. Loades.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, maritime history, naval history , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations

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Ballard, Robert D. & Moore, James G. Photographic Atlas of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Rift Valley. New York: Springer, 1977, xi, 114 pp. Expedition, 1973-1974.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , science

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Barber, Peter. "England I: Pageantry, Defense, and Government: Maps at Court to 1550." See D. Buisseret, Monardhs, Ministers, & Maps, pp. 26-56.

Keywords:

15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, age of sail, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , music, culture, arts, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , middle ages (400-1399)

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Barber, Peter. "England II: Monarchs, Ministers, and Maps, 1550-1625." See D. Buisseret, Monarchs, Ministers, & Maps, pp. 57-98.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical

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Barber, Peter. Medieval World Maps: An Exhibition at Hereford Cathedral. Hereford: Mappae Mundi, 1999, 34 pp.

Keywords:

cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , middle ages (400-1399), memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial

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

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