This rearly seen draft image of the #walrushunt scene by #JohnWebber (1778) received delightful discussion in #maritimebritain conference last week.

🦄 'Sea horse' was widely used to mean 'walrus' in the 17th and 18th C English; compare with Norwegian and Icelandic words like morse and rosmarus

Dr Lucy Huggins is now speaking about maritime mobility in the 18th C at #maritimebritain conference

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Picture of Gloucester sinking

Claire Jowitt speaking

Kicking off #maritimebritain conference with @clairejowitt.bsky.social speaking about the Gloucester wreck in 1682

Picture of Plymouth dock in 1694

Dr Chris Ware speaking about Plymouth dockyard at #maritimeBritain - fabulous 1694 picture of the dockyard

& we're off! 1st paper at #maritimebritain conference on maritime predation in the narrow seas from Dr Robert Blakemore & a forthcoming book! 🏴‍☠️⚓️

Kent History Postgraduates in Dover – celebrating success | Centre for Kent History and Heritage This week I want to feature the knowledge exchange and community engagement activities of members of the Kent History Postgraduates group over the weekend at Dover Museum and at the Dover Maison Dieu ...

Latest #CKHH blog post from Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh covering #MaritimeKent study day with the #MaritimeBritain team, and the re-opening of #MaisonDieuDover
blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/...

Section of the Bodleian Library's Gough Map depicting the area of Kent with Dover at the top of the map facing out into the English Channel

#MaritimeKent website and database are now live! #MaritimeBritain #CKHH maritimebritain.org/maritime_kent/