The Sovereign Of The Seas

Author : John McKay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1526766299

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Sovereign of the Seas 1637 by John McKay Pdf

Sovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King's decree to the unheard-of figure of one hundred guns, the ship finally cost the equivalent of ten more conventional warships. In this book, John McKay sets out to analyze the data and reconstruct the design and appearance of the ship in a degree of detail never previously attempted. The results are presented as a folio of superbly drafted plans, isometric drawings and colored renderings, covering every aspect of the design from the hull form to the minutiae of sails and rigging.

Author : Stephen P. Simpson
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781617778827

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The Sovereign of the Seas by Stephen P. Simpson Pdf

For Christopher Newly, a wiry, redheaded British lad of nineteen, signing on to a ship while on the lawless Island of Tortola in the Caribbean seemed to be the only way to reach his goal of securing a better life than the one of indentured servitude he had left behind in England. Little did he know, the Jolly Roger flag hoisted above his head at dawn and Captain Ethan Pike, the captain of the Sovereign of the Seas, would make him wealthy beyond his wildest dreams and set him down on a path of breathtaking adventures beyond the realm of any imagination. This rags to riches pirate tale takes place back in 1799, when the golden age of piracy was coming to its end. The HMS Sovereign of the Seas was King George's prize possession until Captain Pike relieved the king of her. Captain Pike's map of the sea leads the crew on a perilous quest, with the witch of the sea, Miranda, following their every move. Newly tells the lighthearted tale, fit for the entire family, of the crew's search for the four keys of the sea. Their adventurous journey takes them across the Caribbean Sea fighting off the British Navy and finding unimaginable adventures, wonderful scenes, unbelievable horrors, and magnificent treasures. If you dare, the map of the sea awaits you!

Author : James Sephton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445620428

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Sovereign of the Seas by James Sephton Pdf

The definitive, meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated story of the most magnificent, yet controversial, warship in English history.

Author : Aaron Saunders
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781848321724

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Giants of the Seas by Aaron Saunders Pdf

The cruise ship market is a 30 billion-dollar industry, and in 2013 it is estimated that it will carry more than 20 million passengers; nor is there any sign of a slow down in the seven percent annual growth. What keeps the passengers coming in such huge numbers isn't the food, the ports or the entertainment. They come for the magnificent floating palaces themselves, the giants of the sea.?In this new book, the author showcases the most influential cruise ships of the last three decades beginning with Royal Caribbean's ground-breaking Sovereign of the Seas. When she was launched in 1988 she was the largest passenger ship constructed since Cunard's Queen Mary entered service some 48 years earlier, and her entry into service sparked a fiercely competitive building boom that continues to this day. ??The reader is taken aboard thirty of the most spectacular ships to reveal how their innovative designs changed the landscape of modern cruising. By employing original and archival photographs, deck plans, cruise programmes, as well as the author's intimate knowledge of many of these vessels, a unique picture is built up of these great ships and it becomes clear that the true Golden Age of Cruising is not in some distant past but exists right now, and that its origins can be traced back to one ship, launched in 1988.??A truly sumptuous and fascinating book for all those drawn to the world of the modern cruise ship.??As seen in Ships Monthly Magazine

Author : John McKay
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526766304

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Sovereign of the Seas, 1637 by John McKay Pdf

“McKay’s artful renderings provide a fitting tribute to this amazing vessel and those who participated in her planning and construction.” —Pirates and Privateers Sovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King’s decree to the unheard-of figure of 100 guns, the ship finally cost the equivalent of ten more conventional warships. A significant proportion of this total was spent on her gilded decoration, which gave the ship a unique combination of firepower and visual impact in battle that led her Dutch opponents to dub her the “Golden Devil.” It is unsurprising that such a high-profile ship should be well-documented, but there are no contemporary plans and much of the visual evidence is contradictory. In this book, John McKay sets out to analyze the data and reconstruct the design and appearance of the ship in a degree of detail never previously attempted. The results are presented as a folio of superbly drafted plans, isometric drawings and colored renderings, covering every aspect of the design from the hull form to the minutiae of sails and rigging. Each section is accompanied by an explanatory text, setting out the rationale for his conclusions, so the book will be of value to historians of the period as well as providing superb reference for any modeler tackling of one of the most popular of all sailing ship subjects. “A magnificent book on a magnificent ship.” —Nautical Research Journal “Very few books of warships contain the level of detail provided here.” —Firetrench

Author : John G. Butcher,R.E. Elson
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-24
Category : Archipelagoes
ISBN : 9789814722216

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Sovereignty and the Sea by John G. Butcher,R.E. Elson Pdf

Until the mid-1950s nearly all the waters lying between the far-flung islands of the Indonesian archipelago were as open to the ships of all nations as the waters of the great oceans. In order to enhance its failing sovereign grasp over the nation, as well as to deter perceived external threats to Indonesia’s national integrity, in 1957 the Indonesian government declared that it had “absolute sovereignty” over all the waters lying within straight baselines drawn between the outermost islands of Indonesia. At a single step, Indonesia had asserted its dominion over a vast swathe of what had hitherto been seas open to all, and made its lands and the seas it now claimed a single unified entity for the first time. International outrage and alarm ensued, expressed especially by the great maritime nations. Nevertheless, despite its low international profile, its relative poverty, and its often frail state capacity, Indonesia eventually succeeded in gaining international recognition for its claim when, in 1982, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea formally recognized the existence of a new category of states known as “archipelagic states” and declared that these states had sovereignty over their “archipelagic waters”. Sovereignty and the Sea explains how Indonesia succeeded in its extraordinary claim. At the heart of Indonesia’s archipelagic campaign was a small group of Indonesian diplomats. Largely because of their dogged persistence, negotiating skills, and willingness to make difficult compromises Indonesia became the greatest archipelagic state in the world.

Author : Amity Gaige
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525566922

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Sea Wife by Amity Gaige Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year “Brilliantly breathes life not only into the perils of living at sea, but also into the hidden dangers of domesticity, parenthood, and marriage. What a smart, swift, and thrilling novel.” —Lauren Groff, author of Florida Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids—Sybil, age seven, and George, age two—Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative; the marriage is given a gust of energy, Juliet emerges from her depression, and the children quickly embrace the joys of being at sea. The vast horizons and isolated islands offer Juliet and Michael reprieve – until they are tested by the unforeseen. A transporting novel about marriage, family and love in a time of unprecedented turmoil, Sea Wife is unforgettable in its power and astonishingly perceptive in its portrayal of optimism, disillusionment, and survival.

Author : Itamar Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107148765

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Humanity at Sea by Itamar Mann Pdf

This book integrates legal, historical, and philosophical materials to illuminate the migration topic and to provide a novel theory of human rights.

Author : Tania Demetriou,Janice Valls-Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1526140233

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Thomas Heywood and the Classical Tradition by Tania Demetriou,Janice Valls-Russell Pdf

This collection offers a groundbreaking study of Thomas Heywood's fascinatingly individual engagement with the classics across his writing career. It considers the wide diversity of genres to which he contributed, including dramas, translations, compendia, and iconographical designs, and attends to the shaping role of classics in his authorial self-fashioning and idiosyncratic aesthetic.

Author : E. Armitage McCann
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995-06-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486285804

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How to Make a Clipper Ship Model by E. Armitage McCann Pdf

Create a model of the Sovereign of the Seas. Directions for fashioning the hull, creating deck furnishings, and other touches.

Author : John McKay
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526766328

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Sovereign of the Seas, 1637 by John McKay Pdf

Sovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King’s decree to the unheard-of figure of 100 guns, the ship finally cost the equivalent of ten more conventional warships. A significant proportion of this total was spent on her gilded decoration, which gave the ship a unique combination of firepower and visual impact in battle that led her Dutch opponents to dub her the ‘Golden Devil’. The vessel was the poster-child of the notorious ‘Ship Money’ tax, raised without parliamentary approval and so unpopular it was a major factor leading to the Civil War in which Charles I lost his sovereignty and his head. In that sense, she was a ship that cost a kingdom. It is unsurprising that such a high-profile ship should be well-documented, but there are no contemporary plans and much of the visual evidence is contradictory. In this book, John McKay sets out to analyse the data and reconstruct the design and appearance of the ship in a degree of detail never previously attempted. The results are presented as a folio of superbly draughted plans, isometric drawings and coloured renderings, covering every aspect of the design from the hull form to the minutiae of sails and rigging. Each section is accompanied by an explanatory text, setting out the rationale for his conclusions, so the book will be of value to historians of the period as well as providing superb reference for any modeller tackling of one of the most popular of all sailing ship subjects.

Author : David Armine Howarth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:1044116967

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Sovereign of the Seas by David Armine Howarth Pdf

Author : Mel Odom
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429965811

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Hunters of the Dark Sea by Mel Odom Pdf

They were the whalers of the nineteenth century, leaving home for months, nay years at a time, in search of the largest creatures of the earth. It was their job to hunt these mammoth sea dwellers for their oil and feed the trade in hopes of raising enough coin to feed their families back in port. They are the hunters of the dark sea, in search of the deadly behemoth that is their stock and trade. It is a life and death profession where even the greenest member of the crew knows the odds of survival . . . until these odds are changed by an even deadlier hunter than themselves: an unearthly predator that is now stalking them. "Smartly told," "a surefire pageturner," "Mel Odom really knows how to keep a reader turning pages," are only some of the accolades bestowed on award-winning author Mel Odom. Turning his attention away from his usual fantasy kingdoms to the high seas of the nineteenth century in this pageturning adventure of the whaling trade, Odom combines the suspense of Alien with the historical storytelling of Caleb Carr and Michael Crichton. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Yoshifumi Tanaka
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107009998

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The International Law of the Sea by Yoshifumi Tanaka Pdf

This textbook on the law of the sea sets the subject in the context of public international law. It comprehensively covers the principal topics of the course, from the legal regimes governing the different jurisdictional zones, to international co-operation for protection of the marine environment and marine living resources.

Author : André Gallois
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199261830

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Occasions of Identity by André Gallois Pdf

In this exploration of timeless philosophical issues regarding persistence, change, time, and sameness Andre Gallois offers a critical survey of a number of rival views about the nature of identity and change and proposes his own original theory in the face of the prevailing orthodoxy.