A survey of a wide range of new research on many aspects of life at sea in the early modern period.

Explores the lived experiences of the women of lower deck seamen in the nineteenth century British navy. This book explores the lived experiences of the women -

"The most feared ship in Britain's West Africa Squadron, His Majesty's brig Black Joke was one of a handful of ships tasked with patrolling the western coast of

This volume is a collection of a variety of important records that will give readers insight into key themes into the history of what its criminal code called �

Shipwreck Narratives: Out of Our Depth studies both the representation of shipwreck and the ways in which shipwrecks are used in creative, philosophical, and po