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Le Renard - Réplique d'un cotre de Saint-Malo. Photo Mélanie Joubert pour la revue Le Chasse-Marée
Despite its small size, the Netherlands led a global trade empire in the 17th and 18th centuries, stretching from Indonesia all the way to New York City.
Christian Mølsted (1862-1930): The breakthrough in the Battle of Køge Bay on July 1st 1677. In the foreground the flagship Christianus Qvintus
Alexander the Great was apparently fascinated with everything that could be seen as a symbol of power. Stories about his interest in animals are well known too. He was probably intrigued by other species as magnificent creatures of the gods, as possible teachers, and whatever else he could read from their behaviors and appearances.
IOAN GRUFFUDD returns to the high seas as C S Forester's famous maritime hero, Horatio Hornblower in a new epic drama. Two new two-hour films, adapted from the book Hornblower and the Hotspur, follow our hero's adventures as he sets sail for the first time as Captain. Paul McGann returns as Hornblower's friend and stoic right-hand man, Lieutenant Bush and Robert Lindsay is back as his mentor, Vice Admiral Edward Pellew. Greg Wise stars as a French major who is spying for the British on Napoleon Bonaparte's dubious activities. Julia Sawalha stars as Maria Mason, the young woman who sets out to capture Hornblower's heart, with Barbara Flynn as her battle-axe mother. Lorcan Cranitch joins the regular cast as Hornblower's coxswain, Wolfe. The prestigious cast includes Paul Copley, Sean Gilder, Christian Coulson, Jonathan Forbes and Tony Haygarth. In the new, action-packed, story Captain Hornblower is dispatched by Vice Admiral Pellew to France on a discreet reconnaissance, in command of the 20-gun sloop, The Hotspur. Picture shows: Ships - The Retribution and The Hotspur
The 36-gun frigate, H.M.S. Belvidera, leaving Plymouth, off Mount Edgcumbe, on her way to join the North American Station by Stuart Bolton She was a fifth rate frigate, 36- guns, launched in 1809 and...
Clément Roth Philip Menke Aurélien Villette Autoreverse Graphikart Roy Ellen Rogers Henk Van Rensbergen Ned Fox
Cover of 1894 Cunard Log Book for Campania & Lucania
In the last two posts, we dealt with Baal and Ashtoreth and we will finish up dealing with them in this post before we move on to the rest of Jezebel’s wicked family tree. In this particular post, we’ll delve into the far reach of this false father-god
Michiel de Ruyter, 17th century Dutch champ or crook? His movie caused a heated debate this week in Holland. Let's read what this fuzz was all about.
N. C. Wyeth, The White Company (A. Conan Doyle), McKay Edition, 1922.
Muslim Heritage - Discover the golden age of Muslim civilisation.
It seems this image is a cropped version of a painting named Miranda by J.W. Waterhouse. Miranda was a character from Shakespear's play The Tempest. She was Italian. This does make a lovely...
Where would we all be right now if some of the world's most famous explorers had not gotten into a boat hundreds of years ago?
A popular trip from Khiva is north, to the city of Muynak where you can visit the Aral Sea Ship Graveyard or the 'ship graveyard'. The residents of Muynak used to make their living by fishing on the Aral Sea. But for decades the sea has been decreasing in size and volume. Abandoned fishing boats
Hiroshi Yoshida
Adams, George, 1709-1772. The description and use of a new sea quadrant, for taking the altitude of the sun from the visible horizon, 1748. *EB75.Ad176.748d Houghton Library, Harvard University
Fisherman’s Homecoming Waiting title unknown Jean Hagborg Aged Six
