Dr. Stephen Maturin
Sick Bay of the HMS San Domingo, 1812
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!
Medicine
Just For Fun
The Lost Tiki Lounge’s Definitive Guide To Grog
Have a little history with your alcohol, the better to pretend that you’re not a drunk, you’re an intellectual… Happy summer 🙂
Medicine
What Deadly Diseases Look Like On Your Body
This video shows the physical manifestations of diseases from our period and before. Thankfully almost all of these diseases are incredibly rare today, but our dear Stephen would have been familiar with the symptoms if […]
Impressment
An Introduction to Life at Sea in Aubrey’s Royal Navy
The full experience of life aboard a man o’ war in Aubrey’s Royal Navy is not something that can be easily summed up in a short article. It’s not something that can be easily summed […]
Dr. Stephen Maturin
An In-Depth Explanation of Medical Treatment in Aubrey’s Royal Navy
At the beginning of our beloved series, Dr. Stephen Maturin takes up his post aboard the Sophie without fully understanding just what he’s getting into. As a physician, he of course has a strong medical education and […]
Medicine
Dr. Lind and the Cure for Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease Dr. Maturin encounters several times in the course of his journeys with Captain Aubrey, despite the fact that it was a disease with a known cure. At least in those instances […]
Dr. Stephen Maturin
Medicine in Stephen Maturin’s Day
Our beloved Dr. Stephen Maturin is an anomaly in the Royal Navy, as he is a physician rather than a surgeon. Ship’s surgeons tended to be barely educated barbers who could pull out teeth and […]
Life and Duties
An Introduction to Life, Death and Health in Aubrey’s Royal Navy
Food Supplying the fleets was an immense undertaking, and was controled by the Victualing Board. The purser on each ship was in charge of supplying the food and consumables; like candles, coal, clothes (or slops […]
01. Master and Commander
Master and Commander Glossary of Medical Terms
These definitions are taken from the amazing site Maturin’s Medicine and were compiled by Kerry Webb and many others (see the end of this post for full credits).