This rearly seen draft image of the #walrushunt scene by #JohnWebber (1778) received delightful discussion in #maritimebritain conference last week.
🦄 'Sea horse' was widely used to mean 'walrus' in the 17th and 18th C English; compare with Norwegian and Icelandic words like morse and rosmarus
🦄 'Sea horse' was widely used to mean 'walrus' in the 17th and 18th C English; compare with Norwegian and Icelandic words like morse and rosmarus
September 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This rearly seen draft image of the #walrushunt scene by #JohnWebber (1778) received delightful discussion in #maritimebritain conference last week.
🦄 'Sea horse' was widely used to mean 'walrus' in the 17th and 18th C English; compare with Norwegian and Icelandic words like morse and rosmarus
🦄 'Sea horse' was widely used to mean 'walrus' in the 17th and 18th C English; compare with Norwegian and Icelandic words like morse and rosmarus
I was trialing my #PhD arguments last week in the
@MaritimeBritain project´s conference in #Southampton. Thanks all delegates for allowing me to pick your brains about #counternarrative to #heroism using #animalhistory #captaincook
#incookcompany #maritimehistory #18thC
@MaritimeBritain project´s conference in #Southampton. Thanks all delegates for allowing me to pick your brains about #counternarrative to #heroism using #animalhistory #captaincook
#incookcompany #maritimehistory #18thC
September 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I was trialing my #PhD arguments last week in the
@MaritimeBritain project´s conference in #Southampton. Thanks all delegates for allowing me to pick your brains about #counternarrative to #heroism using #animalhistory #captaincook
#incookcompany #maritimehistory #18thC
@MaritimeBritain project´s conference in #Southampton. Thanks all delegates for allowing me to pick your brains about #counternarrative to #heroism using #animalhistory #captaincook
#incookcompany #maritimehistory #18thC
Latest #CKHH blog post from Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh covering #MaritimeKent study day with the #MaritimeBritain team, and the re-opening of #MaisonDieuDover
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...
Kent History Postgraduates in Dover – celebrating success | Centre for Kent History and Heritage
This week I want to feature the knowledge exchange and community engagement activities of members of the Kent History Postgraduates group over the weekend at Dover Museum and at the Dover Maison Dieu ...
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk
May 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Latest #CKHH blog post from Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh covering #MaritimeKent study day with the #MaritimeBritain team, and the re-opening of #MaisonDieuDover
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...
#MaritimeKent website and database are now live! #MaritimeBritain #CKHH maritimebritain.org/maritime_kent/
May 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#MaritimeKent website and database are now live! #MaritimeBritain #CKHH maritimebritain.org/maritime_kent/
Dr Lucy Huggins is now speaking about maritime mobility in the 18th C at #maritimebritain conference
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Dr Lucy Huggins is now speaking about maritime mobility in the 18th C at #maritimebritain conference
Kicking off #maritimebritain conference with @clairejowitt.bsky.social speaking about the Gloucester wreck in 1682
September 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Kicking off #maritimebritain conference with @clairejowitt.bsky.social speaking about the Gloucester wreck in 1682
Dr Chris Ware speaking about Plymouth dockyard at #maritimeBritain - fabulous 1694 picture of the dockyard
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Dr Chris Ware speaking about Plymouth dockyard at #maritimeBritain - fabulous 1694 picture of the dockyard
& we're off! 1st paper at #maritimebritain conference on maritime predation in the narrow seas from Dr Robert Blakemore & a forthcoming book! 🏴☠️⚓️
September 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
& we're off! 1st paper at #maritimebritain conference on maritime predation in the narrow seas from Dr Robert Blakemore & a forthcoming book! 🏴☠️⚓️
Oh wow! It will be great to have much more of your own time while still keeping your hand in. No, I joined Soton a year ago (although I’m still in Devon) to work with a lovely team on this AHRC project. You can find us on the “other place” @maritimeBritain
Maritime Britain - English Merchant Shipping
maritimebritain.org
October 27, 2023 at 7:11 AM
Oh wow! It will be great to have much more of your own time while still keeping your hand in. No, I joined Soton a year ago (although I’m still in Devon) to work with a lovely team on this AHRC project. You can find us on the “other place” @maritimeBritain