In a scholarly but accessible account founded on contemporary sources, illustrated with testimonies of eye-witnesses and participants, this book sets out to decide the controversial question of whether the Qawasim were in fact pirates after acquiring an enduring reputation as such during the years 1797-1820.

Hardback    £85.00
9780859895095 | Published: 1997

The first study of its kind. The book explores the rich, complex maritime inheritance of Cornwall on a national and international scale, considering the importance of the different historical periods from the medieval to the twentieth century.

Hardback    £70.00
9780859898508 | Published: 2014

PDF    £70.00
9780859899604 | Published: 2015

EPUB    £70.00
9780859899826 | Published: 2015

Written in 1908 by Michael Oppenheim, for the Victorian History of Devonshire, this account has not been previously published as the volume for which it was intended was never completed. Based mainly on the national archives with which Oppenheim had an intimate acquaintance, this account emphasises the place of the county of Devon in naval history.

Hardback    £35.00
9780859897143 | Published: 1999

Privateering, ship design, English society, the lost colonists, the drawing of John White, and the adoption of Sir Walter Raleigh as an American folk hero are among the topics covered in this volume. Illustrated.

Paperback    £20.00
9780859892520 | Published: 1985

The most important phases of Greek civilization relate to the sea, through voyages of discovery, naval campaigns and ocean trading, and the ship became a subject for artistic creations. The rich illustrative material has been selected from museums and collections both in Greece and abroad. English text. 361 illustrations, most in colour.

Hardback    £60.00
9789607254153 | Published: 1995

This special issue of Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, 5.1 (2013)  contains a series of articles, extended reports, and book reviews with a uniting theme of critical importance to life in ancient Egypt: seafaring and maritime interconnections.





 

Paperback    £41.00
9780615857343 | Published: 2013