Global Maritime History maritime history Archives

Discuss-A-Vol: HOL 12: The Seaman’s Vade-Mecum (1744)

This is a really interesting source, held at the Caird Library, National Maritime Museum. This is a Vade-Mecum – or a handbook. It’s very similar to the quick-guides th[...]

09 Jan 2023

Tag 18th century, Archival, Archives, Atlantic World, Caird, maritime history, mathematics education, National Maritime Museum, Navigation, Royal Navy, Seamanship, Vade Mecum

King’s Maritime History Seminar – Spring Schedule

King’s Maritime History Seminar Series 2022/2023 Spring Semester Schedule 12 January 2023, “The Peter Davies Memorial Lecture” “Married to the Sea: The Norwegian Mermai[...]

19 Dec 2022

Tag British Commission for Maritime History, Business History, Joe Krulder, KCL, King's College London, Linda Parker, Lloyds, maritime history, seminars, Stena Group, Stig Tenold

Tall Ships (Photo by Lance Grandahl on Unsplash)

Maritime History Panels at the 50th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships

Tall Ships America is accepting proposals for the maritime history component of its 50th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships in February 2023. The conference is [...]

17 Nov 2022

Tag CFPs, maritime cultures, maritime history, Tall Ships

Call for Writers: National Film Board Discussions

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; French: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada’s public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the [...]

10 Oct 2022

Tag Blogs, Films, Guest Blogs, maritime history, National Film Board

Cruise Line Conquistadors: Discovering the Tamed Tropics

Thank you to Henry Jacob for this wonderful post about depictions of Colonial representations of Panama and Central/South America in the early 20th century. Henry is a Yale graduat[...]

05 Sep 2022

Tag Caribbean, cruises, empires, maps, maritime history, tropics

CFP: John Scholes Prize for Transport History

This year’s deadline for entries for the John Scholes Prize is July 31, 2022. The prize is awarded annually to the writer of a publishable paper based on original research in[...]

09 Jun 2022

Tag CFPs, maritime history, Prizes, Transport History, Transportation

Livestream: “Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad” with Dr. Marcus Rediker

The New Bedford Whaling Museum announces a groundbreaking exhibition: “Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad,” open from May 20 to Novembe[...]

16 May 2022

Tag Atlantic World, Black Atlantic, digital event, maritime history, Museums, New England, Slavery

CFP: Medieval Europe in Motion: The Sea

Sixth Medieval Europe in Motion Conference: The Sea Institute of Medieval Studies, FCSH–NOVA University of Lisbon Lisbon, November 28 – December 1, 2022 “How bold[...]

31 Mar 2022

Tag CFPs, Iberia, maritime cultures, maritime history, Maritime Trade, Medieval, Migration, Military, pilgrimage, Port Cities, Portugal

Photo of shoreline in Western Cape, South Africa, by Tayla Kohler

CFP: Biennial Conference of the International Water History Association

Submissions are now open for the Biennial Conference of the International Water History Association Hybrid Conference, hosted by Stellenbosch University, South Africa, on June[...]

24 Mar 2022

Tag CFPs, Coastline, Digital Conference, Environmental History, maritime history, Port Cities, Rivers, Technology, water politics, waterfront features

(An-)Hydrous Environments: Rethinking Water in Environmental History

(An-)Hydrous Environments: Rethinking Water in Environmental History ESEH 2022 Summer School in Environmental History University of Bristol, United Kingdom July 10-13, 2022 [...]

10 Mar 2022

Tag Coastal ecosystems, Environmental History, Marine biology and ecosystems, maritime cultures, maritime history, Oceanscape, Postgraduate Study, water politics, workshops