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Abbott, John Lawrence. John Hawkesworth: Eighteenth-Century Man of Letters. Madison: Wisconsin UP, 1982, xvii, 241 pp. Journals of voyages of Captain Cook; controversy, e.g., about publication & content; died in disgrace.
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amphibious, Cook, James, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , 18th century, eighteenth, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , journal
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Adams, Bill. Ships and Memories: The Story ot the Years the Author Spent on the Four-Masted Barque Silberborn, Running to Oregon and San Francisco as Told in His Famous Book, Ships and Women which Is Reproduced in Full. . . . with 150 Photographic Illustrations of Ships He Knew 40 Pen-and-Ink Sketches by W.M. Birchall. Brighton, 1975, xxx, 449 pp. Out of Liverpool.
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19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; art; memoir; ship; voyage;
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age of sail, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , voyage, ship, boat, vessel, 19th century, nineteenth
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Aulich, James, ed. Framing the Falklands War: Nationhood, Culture and Identity. Philadelphia: Open UP, 1991, 1992, x, 150 pp. For an exhibition: The Falklands Factor, Manchester City Art Galleries, 1988-1989.
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Anglo-Argentine; art; culture; Falkland; imperialism; logistics;
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Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , culture, music, literature, language, art , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , logistics, supply, supplies
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Bailey, Richard W. "Sutton Hoo and Seventh-Century Art." See R. Farrell, Sutton Hoo: 50 Years After, pp. 31-42. Noted links to Ireland, religious & secular.
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ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), art, painting, painter, artistic, design , culture, music, literature, language, art , Sutton Hoo, ship burial, archaeological site
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Baily, J.T. Herbert. Emma: The Life of Lady Hamilton. Portsmouth: Hard; London: Menzies, 1905, 1993, 127 pp. Alt. subtitle: A Biographical Essay; with a catalogue & Her Published Portraits; 27 plates.
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art, painting, painter, artistic, design , Hamilton, Emma, Lady Hamilton, mistress of Nelson , Nelson, Horatio, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Baker, Margaret. Discovering Statues in Southern England (Excluding London). Tring: Shire, 1968, 64 pp. Included monuments to Nelson.
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memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Nelson, Horatio, art, painting, painter, artistic, design
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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.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); age of sail; art; cartography; Imperial Defence; memorial; Middle Ages (400-1399); music;
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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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Barr, William. Arctic Hell Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise, 1850-1855. Edmonton: Alberta UP, 2007, xiv, 318 pp. Search for Franklin; Canadian expedition; included paintings by crewmen.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; art; exploration; Franklin, John; Royal Navy; ship; voyage;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , ship, boat, vessel, Royal Navy, Britain, England, voyage
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Barritt, M.K. Eyes of the Admiralty: J.T. Serres: An Artist in the Channel Fleet, 1799-1800. John Thomas Series. London: NMM, 2008, 144 pp. Numerous illustrations, many in color; artist sponsored by Admiralty; blockade of Brest; so much detail as to be used for intelligence interpreters.
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18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Anglo-French; art; blockade; English Channel; intelligence; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , blockade, Anglo-French, France , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Baugean, J.J. Collection de toutes les especes de Batiments de guerre it de Batiments merchand. Grenoble: Editions de 4 Seigneurs, 1814, 1971, xv, 72 pp. Preface: Jean Ducros; visual source; collection of detailed engravings.
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art, painting, painter, artistic, design , battles
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Baxter, Ian. Images of War: The U-Boat War, 1939-1945. Barnsley: Pen & Sword; Drexal Hill: Casemate, 2008, 128 pp. Collection of photos; actually included First World War, then up to end of Second World War.
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , world war 1, first world war, world war 2, second world war, art, painting, painter, artistic, design
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Beken, Frank W. The Beauty of Sail Photographs by Beken of Cowes. London: P. Davies, 1938, 270 pp. Commentary: Uffa Fox.
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age of sail, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Bell, Leonard. "Seeing Differently: Shifts from the Pictorial to the Photographic in the Shaping of the South Pacific." J Mar Res (11 March 2005). Analysis of photos from late 19th & early 20th centuries.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); art; culture; Far East;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , culture, music, literature, language, art , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia
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Benjamin, Susan. English Enamel Boxes: From the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries. Macdonald Orbis Series. London: Little Brown; London: Orbis, 1987, 1999, 128 pp. Included Nelson memorabilia.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); art; culture; memorial; Nelson, Horatio;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , culture, music, literature, language, art , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Nelson, Horatio
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Bentley, Jerry H., Bridenthal, Renate & Wigden, Karen, eds. Seascapes: Maritime Histories, Littoral Cultures, and Trans-Oceanic Exchanges. Perspectives on the Global Past Series. Honolulu: Hawaii UP, 2007, x, 261 pp. 14 essays, conference, Library of Congress, February 2003; interocean studies.
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culture, music, literature, language, art , maritime history, naval history , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , art, painting, painter, artistic, design
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Billing, Valerie. The Panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar, Painted by W.L. Wyllie, RA, Marine Artist (1851-1931). Publications of the Nelson Society. Portsmouth: RNM, 2002, 26 pp. Folio; William Lionel Wyllie.
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19th century, nineteenth, Trafalgar, battle, campaign , Nelson, Horatio, art, painting, painter, artistic, design
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Blewett, David. The Illustration of Robinson Crusoe: 1719-1720. Gerards Cross: Colin Smythe, 1995, 235 pp. 100 illustrations.
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18th century, eighteenth, defoe, daniel, art, painting, painter, artistic, design
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Bork, Robert & Kann, Andrea. eds. The Art, Science and Technology of Medieval Travel. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008, 225 pp. Essays; long journeys, including maps, navigation.
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art, painting, painter, artistic, design , middle ages (400-1399), science , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, voyage
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Braynard, Frank Osborn. The Story of the Titanic in Postcards. New York: Dover, 1988.
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20th century, twentieth, ship, boat, vessel, Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , culture, music, literature, language, art , art, painting, painter, artistic, design
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Brebbia, C.A. & Gambin, T., eds. Maritime Heritage. Southampton: WIT, 2003, x, 199 pp. Essays, some cited; 1st International Conference on Maritime Heritage, Malta; sponsor: Wessex Institute of Technology.
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maritime history, naval history , culture, music, literature, language, art , art, painting, painter, artistic, design
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 |