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Arasaratnam, Sinnappah. Maritime India in the Seventeenth Century. New York: Oxford UP, 1994, ix, 294 pp. Determining factors: geography, geology & climate: winds, monsoon, currents.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, East India Company, charter company, Raj , maritime history, naval history , science , sea, ocean, maritime

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Arasaratnam, Sinnappah. Maritime Trade, Society and European Influence in Southern Asia, 1600-1800. Selected Studies Series. Aldershot: Variorum, 1995, xii, 299 pp. 16 essays reprinted.

Keywords:

culture, music, literature, language, art , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, maritime history, naval history , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony

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Arasaratnam, Sinnappah. Merchants, Companies and Commerce on the Coromandel Coast, 1650-1740. Delhi: Oxford UP, 1986, x, 407 pp.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, East India Company, charter company, Raj , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Indian Ocean, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, merchant marine

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Arasaratnam, Sinnappah. "Recent Trends in the Historiography of the Indian Ocean, 1500 to 1800." J World History, 1 (Fall 1990): 225-48.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, East India Company, charter company, Raj , Indian Ocean, historian, history, historical

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Arasaratnam, Sinnappah. "The Dutch East India Company and Its Coromandel Trade, 1700-1740." See O. Prakash, European Commercial Expansion, pp. 129-50.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, East India Company, charter company, Raj , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Indian Ocean, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Arasaratnam, Sinnappah. "The Eastward Trade of India in the Eighteenth Century." See R. Mukherjee, Politics & Trade, pp. 210-26.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, East India Company, charter company, Raj , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, Indian Ocean

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Arber, Edward & Bradley, A.G., eds. The Travels and Works of Captain John Smith. 2 vols. Edinburgh: Burt Franklin; Edinburgh: John Grant, 1910.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , leadership, leader, command, commander in chief

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Arber, Edward, comp. An English Garner: Ingathering from Our History and Our Literature. 12 vols. London: Constable, 1877-1896, 1903, 1904.

Categories:

condition; naval lore; seaman;

Keywords:

condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor

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Arber, Edward. Adventures on the Seas by English Sailors in the Great Days of Old. (Selections from An English Garner). Blackie's English Texts Series, # 1. London: Constable, 1931, 125 pp.

Keywords:

age of sail, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , 15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth

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Arbuthnot, A.J. [Cabot and His Sons.] Builders of Greater Britain Series. London: Fisher Unwin, 1897.

Keywords:

15th century, fifteenth, age of sail, Cabot, John, Cabot, Sebastian, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude

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Arbuthnot, R.K. & Stanley, N.L. A Commander's Order Book for a Mediterranean Battleship. Portsmouth: John Hogg, 1899, 1913, xv, 303 pp. Model: e.g., dress, lower deck regulations, signals, pets; by commanding officer, HMS Royal Sovereign, 1890s.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , officer, quarterdeck, leader , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life

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Arce, Jose. Las Malvinas: Las pequenas islas que nos fueron arrebatadas. Madrid: Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, 1950, 196 pp. Historic background.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire

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Arce, Jose. The Malvinas: (Our Snatched Little Isles). Madrid: Blass, 1951, 177 pp. Rationale of Argentina: "jus gentium"; belonged to Argentina since 1810.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire

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Archbold, Michael. Red Funnel: A Picturial History. Abingdon: Nuffield, 1997, 57 pp. Full name: The Southampton, Isle of Wight, and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Public Limited Company, 1861-1989.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , company, charter, shipping, commercial , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , age of steam, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Archbold, Rick & McCauley, Dana. Last Dinner on the Titanic: Menus and Recipes from the Great Liner. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; New York: Hyperion, 1997, 128 pp. Intro: Walter Lord; glossy, exquisite layout, colored illustrations; "Titanic Cook Book."

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, liner, passenger liner, steamship , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , logistics, supply, supplies

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Archbold, Rick. Deep-Sea Explorer: The Story of Robert Ballard, Discoverer of the Titanic. New York: Scholastic, 1994, 1995, 140 pp. Juvenile literature.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Archenholtz, Johann Wilhelm von. The History of the Pirates, Buccaneers and Free-booters of America. London: W. Calvert, 1807.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Archer, Christon I. "The Spanish Reaction to Cook's Third Voyage." See R. Fisher, Captain Cook and His Times, pp. 99-120.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Cook, James, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations

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Archer, Clive & Scrivener, David, eds. Northern Waters: Security and Resource Issues. London: Croom Helm, 1986, xii, 240 pp. For Royal Institute of International Affairs; 15 essays, some cited.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , north sea, oil , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Archer, Edward G. "Gibraltar, Indentity and Imperialism." Ph.D. diss, Strathclyde, 2003. (ASLIB 53-348).

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Gibraltar, naval base, colony, Rock of Gibraltar, strategic base , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic

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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