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Dawlish Chronicles : Naval Artists of the 18th Century – Part 5
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Friday, 7 August 2015. Naval Artists of the 18th Century – Part 5. A View of Nevis from St Kitts by Nicholas Pocock, 1790. This is an area Pocock knew well from his days as master of a merchant ship. The Consultation" - circa 1810. A situation Pocock would have. Been familiar with as a master - heavy weather and decisions need to be made. Pocock's log book of the Betsy. National Maritime Museum D1784. View of Charleston, South Caroline, 1767. The Frigate HMS Triton.
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Dawlish Chronicles : June 2015
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Tuesday, 30 June 2015. Blood in the Streets, Amsterdam 1886. Kermis on the Haarlemer Plein, Amsterdam " by George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923). With acknowledgement to the Amsterdam Museum. One such occasion was in 1876 when the Burgermeester – Mayor – of Amsterdam announced that the annual September Carnival “ Kermis. As illustrated in a French magazine. Street fighting in the Jordaan 26th July 1886. Note stones and shutters thrown from above). Commanded by Lieut...
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Dawlish Chronicles : March 2015
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Tuesday, 31 March 2015. Diplomacy at Sea: USS Miantonomoh 1866/67. Two recent blogs described the loss of low-freeboard monitors in the open sea, the Dutch Adder. In 1882 and the Russian Rusalka. In 1893. In both cases the inadvisability of taking vessels designed for protected coastal waters into open-sea conditions was a major contributory factor to the disasters. By Francois G. Roux (1811-82). Had made her spectacular debut. Details are provided in the table.
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Dawlish Chronicles : April 2015
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Friday, 24 April 2015. The SS Arctic Disaster 1854. In my recent blog about the loss of the steamer SS Utopia. In Gibraltar harbour in 1891 I commented on the fact that for almost a century insufficient provision of lifeboats a major factor in marine tragedies. Only the Titanic. Loss in 1912 was to evoke a sufficient measure of outrage for the problem to be finally addressed, even if the rules are not always enforced today. The spectacular loss of the SS Arctic.
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World of the Written Word: Moby-Dick in rare books
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World of the Written Word. Reflections by award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett, author of many books about the sea. Sunday, August 2, 2015. Moby-Dick in rare books. From the New York Public Library. 8217;s first appearance in 1851. Two favorite illustrated editions of Moby-Dick. NYPL’s Rare Book Division. Arion Press’s 1979 edition. Bound in blue morocco, is printed on paper that, when seen on edge, is a reminder of pale blue roiling seas. Above is Rockwell Kent's vision of the whale's "peculiar ...
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Suppliers - where do I buy it? Monday, August 1st, 2011. Musica Deo Sacra is a feast of liturgy and music lasting seven days in the historic riverside town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. It starts on the 1st August and continues until the 7th. Hear the Mass settings of Hayden, Handel, Mozart and many others within the liturgical services they were written to enhance! Entry is FREE as these are services of worship and all are welcome. See the Tewkesbury Abbey Website for service times and dates.
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Suppliers - where do I buy it? The Harry Heron Adventures. The Gray Monk's Scriptorium. Interview on the Book Channel. Join the email list! HMS Acasta Re-enactment Group.
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World of the Written Word: Hazards of international travel
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World of the Written Word. Reflections by award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett, author of many books about the sea. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Hazards of international travel. While it's not likely you'll be banished from the ship to make an epic small-boat voyage, there are traps you can avoid while voyaging overseas. These commonsense tips come from Southern Cross Travel Insurance, and are well worth passing on. 1 That friendly pickpocket. 2 Flyers slipped under your door. Your phone wakes you up, ...
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World of the Written Word: Another book from the author of WATER GHOSTS
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World of the Written Word. Reflections by award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett, author of many books about the sea. Friday, July 17, 2015. Another book from the author of WATER GHOSTS. One has to admire the energy and talent of Linda Collison, author of the acclaimed young adult novel, WATER GHOSTS. With scarcely a pause for breath, she is launching yet another book. Would be the featured speaker. The working title was “ With a Little Luck. Blue Moon Luck,. Maui, or bust! Other interested reviewe...
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A Review of Children of Another God (The Broken World) by T. C. Southwell | The Book Shelf, My Book Blog
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The Book Shelf, My Book Blog. Just another Blog From John and Maureen. A Review of Good as Dead by Mark Billingham. A Review of Children of Another God (The Broken World) by T. C. Southwell. June 14, 2012. Comments Off on A Review of Children of Another God (The Broken World) by T. C. Southwell. Review by: John H Glen. Date; 14 June 2012. My rating: 4 stars. The Broken World, Book One, Children of Another God. What Do I Think? I got this book on my kindle free of charge from Amazon.co.uk. And tagged Book...
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