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Acker, Irwin R., ed. Richard Hakluyt. Hakluyt's Voyages: The Principal Navigations, Voyages. . . . New York: Viking, 1965, xviii, 522 pp. 49 selections; introduction & chronology.
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16th C. (1500-1599); expansion; exploration; Hakluyt Society; Hakluyt, Richard; navigation;
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16th century, sixteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Hakluyt, Richard, Hakluyt Society, association , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Aczel, Amir D. The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World. New York: Harcourt, 2001, xvii, 178 pp. Magnetic compass, "the most important technological invention since the wheel"; originally from China; first noted in Europe, 1187; stimulated great age of exploration.
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exploration; Middle Ages (400-1399); navigation; technology;
Keywords:
exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , middle ages (400-1399), navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Adam, Paul. "Navigation primitive et navigation astronomique." See F. Fernandez-Armesto, European Opportunity, pp. 23-42.
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exploration; Middle Ages (400-1399); navigation; technology;
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exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, middle ages (400-1399), technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Adams, William Henry Davenport. Lighthouses and Lightships: A Description and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization. London: Nelson, 1870, 322 pp. Folio.
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lighthouse, lightship , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, ship, boat, vessel
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Admiralty of the United Kingdom. Admiralty Manual of Seamanship. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1908, 1909, 1954, `964, 1967, 1972, 1979, 1982, 1983, xxviii, 1684 pp.. Basic textbook of seamanship; I: basics, II: for promotion, III: advancement; various editions per volume.
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Admiralty; age of sail; naval guide; navigation; officer; seamanship;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, officer, quarterdeck, leader , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence
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Airy, George Biddell. The Transits of Venus, 1874 and 1882: On the Preparitary Arrangements for the Observations of the Transits. London: Strangeways & Walden, 1868, 1877, 23 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); exploration; instrument; navigation; science ;
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19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , instrument, navigation, compass, clock , science , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Aitchison, David. Royal Standard, Red Ensign with the Queen in the Gothic. London: Pall Mall, 1958, xii, 248 pp. Queen Elizabeth II, Round the World tour, 1953, Shaw Savill's Gothic.
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20th C. (1900-1999); exploration; navigation; personality; Royal Navy; ship;
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20th century, twentieth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, personality, prominent leader, noted person , ship, boat, vessel, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Aker, Raymond & Von Der Porten, Edward. Discovering Francis Drake's California Harbor. Palo Alto: Drake Navigators Guild, 2000, vi 73 pp. On 17 June 1579, speculation: Drake landed at Drake's Bay, Marin County, California, naming it Nova Albion; controversy but sanctioned, e.g., by S.E. Morison, A. Villiers & G. Davidson; "Drake Plate" of 1936 was a fake.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Drake, Francis; exploration; navigation; voyage;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, Drake, Francis, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, voyage, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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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 C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); cartography; navigation; science ; voyage;
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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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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh, ed. Exploration and Discovery. Main Themes in European History Series. New York: Macmillan, 1965, vii, 151 pp.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; exploration; navigation;
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Alexander, Philip F., ed. The Earliest Voyages Round the World, 1519-1617. Cambridge Travel Books Series. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1925, 228 pp.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); age of sail; circumnavigation; naval lore; navigation;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, circumnavigation, circumnavigate, around the world, round the world , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
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Allen, Craig H. Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road. Annapolis: NIP, 2005, xii, 719 pp. 8th edition; comprehensive American primer; Raymond F Farwell.
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education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , officer, quarterdeck, leader
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Allen, John Logan, ed. North American Exploration. 3 vols. I: A New World Disclosed. II: A Continent Defined. III: A Continent Comprehended. Lincoln: Nebraska UP, 1997, xlvi, 1666 pp. Essays, some cited; comprehensive; to portray exploration in broader context.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; Atlantic World; Colonial America; colonialism; exploration; general history; imperialism; navigation; voyage;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , voyage, general history, general survey, survey
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Allen, Richard C. "'Remember Me to My Good Friend Captain Walker': James Cook and the North Yorkshire Quakers." See G. Williams, Captain Cook, pp. 21-36.
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18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Cook, James; exploration; memoir; navigation; North Sea; Royal Navy; voyage;
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18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Cook, James, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Royal Navy, Britain, England, voyage, north sea
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Allington, Peter & Greenhill, Basil. The First Atlantic Liners: Seamanship in the Age of Paddle Wheel, Sail and Screw. London: Conway; Washington: Brassey, 1997, 167 pp. Folio; problems of handling early steamships at sea; based on original logbooks.
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19th C. (1800-1899); age of steam; architecture; liner; navigation; propulsion ; seamanship;
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19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , propulsion , liner, passenger liner, steamship , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence
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Allison, A.F. English Translations from the Spanish and Portuguese to the Year 1700: An Annotated Catalogue of the Extant Printed Versions (Excluding Dramatic Adaptations). Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1974, 224 pp. Author & translator catalogue; unnumbered entries; subjects, e.g., Drake & navigation.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Portuguese; Anglo-Spanish; bibliography; memoir; naval guide; naval lore; navigation;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , bibliography, list, listing , 17th century, seventeenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning. "Expedition to the North Magnetic Pole." Geographic Journal (December 1902).
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20th C. (1900-1999); Arctic; exploration; navigation; science ;
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, science
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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.
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18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Anglo-French; Banks, Joseph; cartography; circumnavigation; Cook, James; navigation; personality; Royal Navy; seamanship; voyage;
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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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Anderson, Bern. "Captain George Vancouver, RN, 1757-1798." Ph.D. diss, Harvard, 1954. Under R. Albion & S. Morison.
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18th C. (1700-1799); exploration; navigation; Vancouver, George; voyage;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , voyage, Vancouver, George, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Anderson, Bern. Surveyor of the Sea: The Life and Voyages of Captain George Vancouver. Seattle: Washington UP; Toronto: Toronto UP, 1960, 1966, xii, 274 pp. Controversial reputation; died in obscurity.
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18th C. (1700-1799); exploration; navigation; Vancouver, George; voyage;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, voyage, Vancouver, George
| 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 |