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Turner---Joshua Reynolds---Thomas Gainsborough---Willem van de Velde (Elder & Younger)---William Hodges---William Hogarth-Around the world--Africa--Antarctica--Arctic--Asia---India---China--Australia--Caribbean--Europe---Spain--London & Greenwich---Greenwich walking tours---The Thames---Greenwich--North America--South America Location - Any -Cutty SarkNational Maritime MuseumQueen's HouseRoyal ObservatoryPrince Philip Maritime Collections CentreIn GreenwichOnlineOther Specialism - Any -AstronomyConservationCuratorialEvents & VenuesHMS NHS: The Nautical Health ServiceLibrary & ArchiveVolunteers Search keywords Applied FiltersLibrary & Archive 10 Apr 2017 Women and the Navy in the 17th Century Drawing in particular on material from our archives, Dr Elaine Murphy explores the diverse connections between women and the navy in the 17th century, researched during her time as a Caird short-term fellow. 27 Mar 2017 Connections: The intertwined careers of Bligh, Flinders and Franklin William Bligh (1754-1817), Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) and Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) each had storied careers. Mike Bevan investigates the way these three careers overlapped and intertwined. 16 Mar 2017 Love and laughter against the odds: Six years of long-distance courtship Archives Assistant Harriet Braine explores a collection of letters between John Short and Ella Ambrose, a couple who fell in love in 1931. Although they were separated after only a short time together, they continued getting to know one another through these letters. 28 Feb 2017 The voyage of HMS Rattlesnake This blog explores a collection of diaries, notes and drawings by Robert Gale (born 13 October 1816) who joined HMS Rattlesnake as Captain Owen Stanley's steward for a voyage full of exploration, death and rescuing damsels in distress 21 Feb 2017 Portolan Charts in the Caird Library and Archive A new display outside the Caird Library explores some of the Museum’s portolan charts. 30 Jan 2017 The Nautical Magazine Journals are not naturally the first place that maritime researchers turn to; however, one that deserves investigating is The Nautical Magazine. 19 Jan 2017 To the Pyramids and Back Again There are many accounts of sea voyages and cruises amongst the collection of the Caird Library and Archive, but for this post I have chosen to highlight JOD/53; an account by John Hamilton of a voyage from Cardiff to Suez on board the ship Australian in 1896. 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