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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 06 Mar 2018 Catharine Dowman and the preservation of Cutty Sark There are few influential female figures in Cutty Sark’s story but one notable character is Catharine Dowman, née Courtauld. 20 Feb 2018 Total War and the March towards Votes for Women Discover records relating to the Women’s Royal Naval Service in this new Caird Library and Archive display, February - June 2018. 20 Feb 2018 Against the grain: the construction of Tudor panel paintings What can the back of a painting tell us? Paintings conservator Lucy Odlin sheds some light on the often overlooked underside of Tudor masterpieces. 16 Feb 2018 Saving a colourful past Cleaning and consolidation of a 19th century mask from Vanuatu, Melanesia 13 Feb 2018 The Curious Journal of a Voyage to Bengal James Creassy’s journal (Item ID: JOD/304) is over 300 pages long and written in perfectly legible handwriting – a rare find for material from 1777! He does not say why he is travelling to Bengal, but records in detail the entertaining, dramatic and sometimes rather distressing events that take place during the journey. 07 Feb 2018 Alone at sea: Donald Crowhurst and the story of solo yacht racing The Mercy starring Colin Firth portrays Donald Crowhurst's tragic attempt to sail around the world single-handedly in the first race of its kind. Maritime specialist Jeremy Michell sheds light on the perils of sailing alone, the progress of yacht racing, and the importance of remembering failure. 06 Feb 2018 Voyage of the Dundee whaler ‘Erik’ to the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay, 1876 For February’s item of the month I have chosen JOD/133 a logbook written by T.F. Miller, the gunner on the whaling ship ‘Erik’ which records a voyage undertaken in 1876 from Dundee to the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay between Canada and Greenland. First Prev … Page 42 Page 43 Current page 44 Page 45 Page 46 … Next Last
