The Age of Discovery. Vol. 1 of Maritime History, and: The Eighteenth Century and the Classic Age of Sail. Vol. 2 of Maritime History (review)

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 457-459
Author(s):  
William N. Still
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Age Of Discovery

Oceanic Historiography: The American Dimension

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Henry Flayhart m
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Colonial America ◽  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
World War One ◽  
General Reference ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
Age Of Discovery

This essay lists and analyses vital works concerning American Oceanic history in order to encourage the continued research and publication of American maritime history. Works discussed include those relating to categories such as Bibliographies and Works of General Reference; Monographs; Seapower; Age of Discovery in America; American Maritime Expansion; European Maritime History; Pacific Maritime History; Colonial America; US Inland Lakes and Waterways; American Regional Studies; American Maritime Law; American Naval History; American Revolutionary War; American Civil War; World War One and Two; the US Merchant Marine; American Shipbuilding Industry; Shipwreck and Maritime Archaeology; US Coast Guard; US ports; US Fishing, Whaling and Hunting; US Social History; and Recreation and Sport in the US.

Navigational Accuracy in the Eighteenth Century

1953 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. E. May
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Dead Reckoning ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Dead

When the maritime history of the eighteenth century is under discussion it is usual to stress the limitations imposed by the inability of navigators to determine their longitude. It is generally assumed that since the advent of the Davis Quadrant or back-staff the latitude could be observed with considerable accuracy, and that with the compass in a wooden hull and with the more accurate graduation of the log-line as shown by Norwood, the dead reckoning should, over short periods of time, be reasonably reliable.

5. Exploration and the Enlightenment

2015 ◽  
pp. 62-82
Author(s):  
Stewart A. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
South America ◽  
New World ◽  
James Cook ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Age Of Discovery ◽  
Figure Of The Earth ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
Scientific Purpose

‘Exploration and the Enlightenment ’ considers a “Second Great Age of Discovery” that came about during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. It began with the 1735 Geodesic Mission to the Equator, designed to ascertain the true figure of the Earth. Never before had so large and learned a group of Europeans headed into the remote interior of the New World for an expressly scientific purpose or the results of an expedition been so elaborately publicized in maps, journals, and official reports back home. This trip is seen as the prototype of the modern exploring expedition. The voyages of Captain James Cook in the Pacific Ocean and Alexander von Humboldt's trip to South America provide further examples of Enlightenment exploration.

War and Trade in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaf Uwe Janzen
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Chronological Order ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
Oil Paintings ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
Selection Of

The final journal in the Research in Maritime History series offers a selection of papers by Olaf U. Janzen concerning the maritime history of eighteenth-century Newfoundland, reprinted from various publications and assembled here in chronological order. It explores themes of imperial dominance expressed by both the British and French empires in the struggle for sovereignty that ensconced the two nations. The Newfoundland fishery in the wake of the Treaty of Utrecht was also source of tension between British and French fishermen due to the fishery’s lucrative status. In attempt to integrate Newfoundland’s maritime history into the wider context of the North Atlantic world it examines the struggles of France as their maritime trade went into decline; the dominance of the British Royal Navy on the Atlantic Ocean; the struggle of indigenous Canadians to migrate to Newfoundland; and the efforts of America during the War of Independence to target the fishery when vulnerable. It consists of an introduction, twelve chapters exploring pertinent themes, and an appendix containing reprinted oil paintings of British artist Francis Holman depicting a naval engagement of 7-8 July 1777 involving numerous vessels.

An Outline of Ottoman Maritime History

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyüp Özveren ◽  
Onur Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Slow Decline ◽  
History Of

This chapter provides an outline of the maritime history of the Ottoman Empire, in attempt to prove that maritime activity was integral to the success of the empire. It also seeks to determine the reasons behind the empire’s slow decline during the eighteenth century. The topics covered include cartographic accomplishments; naval affairs; shipping and ship types; shipbuilding and imperial arsenals; construction material; and maritime labour.

Sources for the Maritime History of Greece (Fifteenth to Seventeenth Century)

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerassimos D. Pagratis
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Archives ◽  
Of Greece

This chapter assesses the relatively unexplored sources concerning Greek commercial shipping prior to the mid-eighteenth century, in attempt to bridge the gap in information and data concerning Greek seamen. In addition to examining state archives and port registries, sources compiled include notarial deeds and social histories of Greece. Documents and archives relating to Venetian and Ottoman trade with Greece have also been included, to provide data absent from Greek records. The chapter concludes by suggesting more research and more cross-referencing with international records is necessary to further study the maritime history of Greece.

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