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"A Captain in the Royal Navy." Observations and Instructions for the Use of the Commissioned, the Junior, and Other Officers of the Royal Navy on All the Material Points of Professional Duty. . . . for the Government and Discipline of His Majesty's Ships. . . . London: Whittingham, 1804, 1861, 83 pp.
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Abulafia, David. The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus. New Haven: Yale UP, 2008, 408 pp.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); age of sail; Atlantic World; exploration;
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age of sail, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , 15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Abulafia, David. The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean (Oxford University Press, 2011) 783 pages
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); maritime history; Mediterranean Sea;
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maritime history, naval history , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , 15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth
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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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Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1990, xii, 161 pp. Dedication: Theodore Ropp; "prequel"; from ancient to neoclassical for naval & land warfare; England's rise to naval supremacy; overseas expansion.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); Ancient (100 B.C. - 499 A.D.); expansion; general history; imperialism; Middle Ages (400-1399); strategy;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), middle ages (400-1399), general history, general survey, survey, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , strategy, strategic
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Adney, Edwin Tappan & Chapelle, Howard I. Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America. New York: Sterling, 2007, 242 pp.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); coastal vessel; Colonial America; nautical archaeology; ship; shipbuilding;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , ship, boat, vessel, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, 17th century, seventeenth
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Alam, Muzaffar & Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. Indo-Persian Travels in the Age of Discoveries, 1400-1800. New York: Cambridge UP, 2007, xvi, 399 pp. Erudite & engaging.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; exploration; Indian Ocean; Middle East; voyage;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Indian Ocean, voyage, Middle East, age of sail
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Alden, John & Landis, Dennis C., eds. European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1776. John Carter Brown Library Series. 6 vols. New York: Readex, 1980-1997. Folio; 30,000 entries; each volume chronological.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Atlantic World; bibliography; Colonial America; literature; merchant marine; naval guide;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, bibliography, list, listing , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , merchant marine, literature, culture, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence
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Anderson, Roger Charles. "Italian Naval Architecture about 1445." MM, 11 (April 1925): 135-63. Mediterranean built.
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15th C. (1400-1499); Anglo-Italian; architecture; Mediterranean Sea; shipbuilding; venice arsenal;
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15th century, fifteenth, Anglo-Italian, Italy , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, venice arsenal
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Anderson, Roger Charles. "The Bursledon Ship." MM, 20 (April 1934): 158-70. Anderson, 1883-1976; pseud. on occasion: Winton Clare; Grace Dieu, great ship of Henry V; burned in 1439.
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15th century, fifteenth, nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , ship, boat, vessel, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Anderson, Roger Charles. "The Grace de Dieu, 1446-1486." EnHR, 34 (October 1919): 584-86. Ship of Edward IV; used against Scots.
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15th C. (1400-1499); Anglo-Scot; nautical archaeology; Royal Navy; ship; wreck;
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15th century, fifteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , ship, boat, vessel, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Andrews, Kenneth Raymond, Canny, Nicholas & Hair, P.E.H., eds. The Westward Enterprise: English Activities in Ireland, the Atlantic and America, 1480-1650. Liverpool: Liverpool UP; Detroit: Wayne State UP, 1978, 1979, xiv, 326 pp. 15 essays, some cited; in honor of David Quinn.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); Admiralty; Anglo-Irish; Anglo-Spanish; Civil War, English; Colonial America; colonialism; expansion; exploration; Festschrift; imperialism; trade;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Festschrift, dedication, memorial, collection, tribute , Civil War, English, English, England, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Antunes, Catia & Sicking, Louis. "Ports on the Border of the State, 1200-1800: An Introduction." IJ Mar His, 19 (December 2007): 273-86. Forum: International Conference on Urban History; continuity & change, ports, middle ages.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); age of sail; enterprise; expansion; maritime history; Middle Ages (400-1399); port; trade;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , maritime history, naval history , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, middle ages (400-1399), age of sail
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Apestegui, Cruz. Pirates of the Caribbean: Buccaneers, Privateers, Freebooters and Filibusters, 1493-1720. London: Conway, 2002, 233 pp. Folio, lavishly illustrated.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Dutch; Anglo-French; Anglo-Spanish; Colonial America; piracy; trade;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , 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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Appleby, John C. "Devon Privateering from Early Times to 1688." See M. Duffy, New Maritime History of Devon, I., pp. 90-97.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; piracy; smuggling; trade;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, smuggling, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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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.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); age of sail; condition; naval lore; seaman;
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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.
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15th C. (1400-1499); age of sail; Cabot, John; Cabot, Sebastian; exploration; navigation;
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15th century, fifteenth, age of sail, Cabot, John, Cabot, Sebastian, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Armitage, David. Theories of Empire, 1450-1800. An Expanding World Series, # 20. Aldershot: Ashgate, 1998, 422 pp. Essays; imperial theories.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); Atlantic World; Colonial America; diplomacy; historian; imperialism; trade;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , historian, history, historical, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Arnold, David. The Age of Discovery, 1400-1600. Lancaster Pamphlets Series. London: Methuen, 1983, x, 43 pp.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); Admiralty; expansion; exploration; imperialism;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Arnold, David. The Age of New Discovery, 1400-1600. Lancaster Pamphlets Series. New York: Routledge, 2002, xiv, 69 pp.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); Admiralty; expansion; exploration; imperialism;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
| 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 |