The Great Age of Sail (1775-1815) Links

The Age of Sail was about 1571-1863, maybe as early as 1492.
indicates a major reference work in that catagory.



Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin Series

The Patrick O'Brian Novels
The Aubrey/Maturin series from woodentallships.com
A Guide for the Perplexed -- Translations of All Non-English Phrases
The Patrick O'Brian Compendium
The Gunroom of HMSSurprise.org
The Patrick O'Brian Mapping Project
Maturin's Medicine     A-D   E-L   M-Q   R-Z
Music in the Aubrey-Maturin Series
POB's Riches -- literary and non-literary quotations
The World of Patrick O'Brian from W.W. Norton, publishers
Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin and Patrick O'Brian at Google Earth Community
Patrick O'Brian Discussion Archives

Nautical

William Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine -- circa 1780
The Elements and Practice of Rigging And Seamanship by David Steel, 1794
Boy's Manual Of Seamanship And Gunnery -- Contents, 1871
Text-Book of Seamanship by S.B. Luce, 1891
American Practical Navigator -- 35MB download
The Maritime History Virtual Archives -- Extensive site by Lars Bruzelius
Sailing Navies 1650-1850
Tall Ships
Naval and Naval Social History -- Index
   Naval History of Great Britain by William James
Royal Navy Diction and Slang (1775)
The Bosun's Mate Glossary of Terms
Historic Naval Ships Association
An Explanation of The Terms Used in Ship Building by Steel
Ye Olde Booke O' Seadogs [problems with IE 7]
18th century British Naval Ranks [Admiral ranks, middle of page]
Squadron colours info sheet [Admiral ranks, second paragraph]
Officer Corps of the Royal Navy (see links directly above concerning Admiral ranks)

Personal Webpages of Others

Anthony Gary Brown
Gibbons Burke
Craig O'Donnell's "Cheap Pages"
Julian Stockwin's Links

Miscellaneous

Sailing by E.F. Knight, 1925
Practical Canoeing by Tiphys, 1883
Greenwood's Map of London 1827
The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent
HMS Victory
Irish Duelling Code of 1777
Knots Gallery (Animated)
Life and Works of Captain Frederick Marryat from Athelstane E-Texts
Mast & Sail in Europe and Asia by H. Warington Smyth, 1906
Ships Rigging
Sailing ship from Wikipedia
Sailing Ship Types from Sail Baltimore
Sailing Ships [Many graphics]
Sailing Ships Historical Database
Traditional English Tunes in Midi Format

Modern Maritime Links

Cruising the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW)
Maritime Knowledge from the Woronora Bushfire Brigade
Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Modern Maritime Links from Global Network Integration
Nautical Terms Glossary -- Modern
Rigging Guide for a Yacht
The Royal Navy
Tall Ships Adventures for Youth
Maritime Safety Information from National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency


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