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Sick Bay of the HMS San Domingo, 1812

July 14, 2021 The Dear Knows 0

If you’ve ever wondered exactly what our dear Dr. Maturin’s domain was like, this illustration, drawn to scale and labeled, is an excellent place to start!

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A Digital Map of Ocean Traffic, Mined from Centuries-old Ship’s Logs

November 24, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

Take a vast collection of 18th- and 19th-century ship’s logs (1), digitise their contents and geolocate each entry. Stick those millions of data points, on a blank map of the world, and this extraordinary image […]

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WWI in Photos: War at Sea

November 11, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which ended the Great War, and in honor of the brave men and women who were a part of “the war to end […]

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Royal Navy Uniforms Extant Garments Gallery

September 9, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

  Admiral Lord Nelson’s Extant Garments get a separate gallery, too: All images courtesy of the National Maritime Museum unless otherwise noted.

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Well Dressed Men at the Victoria and Albert Museum

September 8, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

Discovered some excellent additions to the Civilian Extant Garments gallery on the V&A site:   The V&A is amazing, but their collection is so extensive that some of it isn’t very well photographed. I kept […]

Open-work ivory brisé. Courtesy of the Kyoto Costume Institute
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Additions to Well Dressed Ladies and Well Dressed Men Galleries

September 8, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

The hottest fashion trends of 200 years ago!

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Royal Navy Uniforms: Lt. William Hicks

December 13, 2013 The Dear Knows 0

This uniform belonging to Lieutenant William Hicks is the only known surviving example of a Royal Navy lieutenant’s uniform from the Napoleonic Era (1812-25 regulation pattern). It is even more noteworthy for having belonged to […]

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A First-Hand Account of the Mutiny at the Nore

August 25, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

From the Sheerness Guardian, June 12th, 1869 The following interesting account of the Mutiny at the Nore was written by an eye-witness of the events described, then a workman in the Sheerness Dockyard. We have […]

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Eight Articles of Demand of the Nore Mutineers

August 24, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

These Articles of Demand were  presented to Admiral Buckner by the Nore mutineers. It should be noted that the Admiralty received them and immediately rejected them. The official reply was “All that could reasonably be […]

Battle of Trafalgar

French Perspective on the Battle of Trafalgar

August 9, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

During the great battle of Trafalgar, fought on October 21, 1805, the French 74 gun ship of the line Redoutable engaged the British 100 gun warships Victory and Temeraire, nearly capturing Nelson’s own flagship (HMS Victory) before being beaten by […]

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