Maritim historie

Danmark er et af de steder i verden, hvor søfart har haft størst betydning for samfundsudviklingen. Fra den tidligste stenalder og frem til vikingetidens afslutning har det maritime landskab påvirket vores færdsel, adgang til fødekilder og generelle samfundsudvikling.I Skibe og søfart i Danmarks oldtid gives en sammenhængende beskrivelse af, hvad vi ved om, hvordan vi fra jægerstenalderen til og med vikingetiden bevægede os på havet. Fra den overraskende langtidsholdbare stammebåd til nye ideer antydes i bronzealderen, og hvor vi med klinkbygningen i den tidlige jernalder går fra padle-kultur til ro-kultur, til vi endelig med sejlets komme når bådudviklingens zenit i vikingetiden.Hver periode dokumenteres med de vigtigste arkæologiske båd- og skibsfund og baseres på den nyeste forskning vedrørende oldtidens skibsbygning og viden om maritimt håndværk, navigation, sømandskab, fiskeri og meget mere. Det var ombord på oldtidens både og skibe, at Danmark fandt sin plads i verden. Som en betydningsfuld sømagt med fremragende bådebyggere og søfolk.Skibe og søfart i Danmarks oldtid er første bind i serien 'I Danmarks oldtid'.Morten Ravn (f. 1975) er ph.d. i forhistorisk arkæologi fra Københavns Universitet og ansat som museumsinspektør på Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde siden 2008, fra 2014 også som forskningskoordinator. Morten Ravn er medlem af en række faglige udvalg og bestyrelser og har en længere række videnskabelige publikationer bag sig.

”Styrmand, er De klar over, at De har begået mytteri?” er det første, kaptajnen siger, da han kommer op på broen igen. ”Hvad havde De egentlig tænkt Dem, at jeg skulle gøre? Jeg kunne jo ikke vække Dem. De var beruset, og lodsens krav for at tage over var, at jeg blev på broen under indsejlingen,” svarer jeg, mens jeg kigger fast på ham. Jørgen Damgaard er 26 år gammel i 1962 og overstyrmand, da han i Fècamp i Frankrig med ét får hele ansvaret for skibet M/S Jens Emil af Nørresundby. En foreløbig kulmination på en karriere, der starter med en udfordrende klassisk uddannelse på Kogtved Søfartsskole i Svendborg i 50’erne og en endnu hårdere lærlinge - praktik på galeasen Fremad af Svendborg. En anden kulmination er den britiske trans-antarktiske ekspedition i 1955, hvor han i en række af mange oplevelser møder en flok nysgerrige pingviner på Sydpolen. Og tager en af dem med sig hjem i skibets kølerum. Et liv på havet og på land. Om mytteri, pingvindrab og prægtige skibe er Jørgen Damgaards ærlige og levende fortælling om et arbejdsliv, der starter til søs og ender på land. En historie, der viser, hvordan hans grundige sømandsuddannelse og mestring af store udfordringer på verdenshavene bliver til kompetencer, der resulter - er i, at han bliver en vigtig aktør i opbygningen af arbejdsmarkeds - uddannelser i både Danmark og i Østeuropa i 70’, 80’ og 90’erne. Bogen giver også et levende indblik i, hvad det er, man som sømand siger farvel til, når man går i land. Og hvor svært en beslutning det kan være at tage.

Skipjacks remind us of an age when a robust oyster industry enabled a unique way of life along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. In 1993 Dr. Randolph George found an aging skipjack named Martha Lewis, and what followed became a labor of love and a discovery of the histories, places, and people deeply connected to that time.

Richards tells the story of the ship's sinking from within the emotive framework of a family looking for information on their son's death.

Lighthouses and their Keepers have gone the way of the blacksmith and the milkman. Nevertheless, the weathered relic one mile off shore of Oregon's Tillamook Head reminds us of the once-powerful sentinel Tillamook Rock Lighthouse and her seventy-seven years of service, keeping the sea lanes open and seafarers safe. The brave men who stood duty on the light station learned quickly what isolation was all about, and many of them considered it the loneliest job in the world. The lighthouse earned the nickname "Terrible Tilly," due to the shattering experiences of the people on the monolith during horrific, pounding storms. With no way off the Rock, and no way to call for help, all the Keepers could do was "ride it out." This is the story of those who built it, those who manned it, and those who paid the ultimate price to keep the beacon burning. This is the fascinating history and tales of the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, tall, proud, and strong.

In October 1750 Walter Butler, a Waterford sea captain, purchased a ship in the port of Bordeaux and had it refitted there before loading it with wine, brandy, and other French produce for his home port. Renamed the Catherine after his wife, the ship spent the winter in Waterford where Butler and his men prepared for a voyage to Newfoundland. She departed for the fishery in April 1751 with "passengers" (seasonal migrants) and salt provisions, returning home in the fall. Over the next six years The Catherine completed three more round trips to Newfoundland and voyages to London, Tenby, Dublin, Cork, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Seville. The brig was captured off St. Lucar by a French privateer in spring, 1757. Butler's account of the Catherine survives (Prize Papers, High Court of Admiralty). The ledger contains the most detailed description of a Waterford ship, shipmaster, and crew for the eighteenth century. It is a record of everyday economic exchanges with merchants, traders, artisans, and labourers in Waterford city and in the ports and fishing harbours visited by the Catherine overseas, in England, Wales, France, Iberia, and in faraway Newfoundland.

"Shipwrecks are junction points of history. In seeking to make sense of the submerged material culture found in shipwrecks, this book explores maritime-related stories that shaped the Midwest and the nation during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In shipwrecks, we find stories of the frontier, the environment, immigration, politics, and the rise of large-scale agriculture, lumbering, and heavy industry. Individually and collectively, the chapters that comprise this book also place the Great Lakes against a broader background of international and national maritime processes that shaped the Upper Midwest during the 19th and early 20th centuries. For those interested in the Wisconsin or Midwestern history, yet unfamiliar with ships and the historical power of water, this book will also provide exciting new perspectives for understanding the past"--

Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern period, exploring the politics of the coastline, the economy of scavenging, and the law of 'wreck of the sea' from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the end of the reign of George II.

The incredible story of pirate Bartholomew Roberts, and how he transformed into the king of the pirates. From his idyllic boyhood to the high seas he ruled for four fiery years. Meticulously researched and grippingly told, this is the definitive account of Canada's own pirate king.

Boatlines is an alternative tour round the coasts of Scotland, moving from boat to boat through past and present. This fascinating journey through Scotland's vessels should appeal both to those who do put to sea and those with a more general interest in the maritime world and its traditions.

Situated in the middle of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is like a stepping-stone between the lands that surround it. In medieval times, it played an important role in the histories of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. This book explores the first part of that era, tracing the story of the Isle of Man from the fifth to the thirteenth centuries.

The English longbow, made of rare yew wood, unmatched for accuracy, speed of fire, and deadliness, shifted Europe’s balance of power in the Middle Ages.Schooners, those "able handsome ladies" of the sea, inaugurated a new era of global trade, carrying high-value cargoes of tea and spice to Europe and America with unmatched speed and reliability.The violin, individual examples of which have personalities and histories as brilliant as the performers who play them, brought Western music to the pinnacle of expressiveness.These three iconic artifacts exemplify the inventive ways human ingenuity has employed wood - one of our most extraordinary natural substances - to change its culture and history. In this sweeping and beautifully-written history, award-winning author Marq de Villiers explores our relationship with wood, from ancient times to the present, from the forest to the workshop. Wood, he writes, has always been an essential companion to human development, and its most remarkable applications may still be ahead.

"A sweeping account of how the sea routes of Asia have transformed a vast expanse of the globe over the past five hundred years, powerfully shaping the modern world in the centuries leading up to our own, the volume of traffic across Asian sea routes-an area stretching from East Africa and the Middle East to Japan-exploded, eventually making them the busiest in the world. The result was a massive circulation of people, commodities, religion, culture, technology, and ideas. In this book, Eric Tagliacozzo chronicles how the seas and oceans of Asia have shaped the history of the largest continent for the past half millennium, leaving an indelible mark on the modern world in the process.Paying special attention to migration, trade, the environment, and cities, In Asian Waters examines the long history of contact between China and East Africa; the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism across the Bay of Bengal; and the intertwined histories of Islam and Christianity in the Philippines. The book illustrates how India became central to the spice trade; how the Indian Ocean became a 'British lake' between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries; and how lighthouses and sea mapping played important roles in imperialism. The volume ends by asking what may happen if China comes to rule the waves of Asia, as Britain once did. A novel account showing how Asian history can be seen as a whole when seen from the water, In Asian Waters presents a voyage into a past that is still alive in the present"--

In 1889, John West and James Peachey unveiled their new invention, a steam warping tug that would revolutionize the Canadian pine-logging industry. These tugs became known as northern alligators and helped loggers access and move timber in the distant hinterlands, overland and overwater.