Archive for the ‘Gifts of the Sea’ Category
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Historical Prints
Reprints of the following views of San Francisco during the 1800s are available by clicking on images. They come in varying sizes from 8×10 prints to quality glicee prints to posters. They are by unknown and well known artists. Prints can be ordered framed or unframed. If you don’t see a particular image you would [...]
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Sea Captain Series
Captain James H. Blethen, Master Mariner D. A. Levy, The Maritime Heritage Project Illustrated This book about Captain James H. Blethen, Master Mariner, is the start of a new series of small books from The Maritime Heritage Project focusing on notable sea captains sailing in and out of San Francisco during the 1800s. Captain Blethen [...]
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San Francisco: The Early Days
Daily Alta California, November 17, 1853 The Annals of San Francisco Frank Soule, John H. Gihon Written by three journalists who were witnesses to and participants in the extraordinary events they describe, The Annals of San Francisco is both an essential record for historians and a delightful narrative for general readers. Over 100 historical engravings [...]
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Bounty
We are in the process of completely remodeling the 15-year-old Maritime Heritage Project and will be moving all of the Ship’s Store Items to a Ship’s Store blog. Much will reside on the main site until the move, i.e. Books, including family names in history, ports, passengers, historical fiction . . . If you are [...]
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Captain Thompson (1809-1853)
Hello, Although not listed in your Maritime Heritage Project, I wonder if you have any information or other links to gold rush era sea captains for: Captain William Burdette Thompson (1809-1853) Sailed into San Francisco harbor in 1849 Crew abandoned ship and fled to the gold fields Thompson abandoned his ship as well and established [...]
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America’s Lighthouses
The Fyddeye Guide to America’s Lighthouses makes your travel planning easier by showing you hundreds of fascinating lighthouses you can visit today on the east coast, Great Lakes, Gulf Coast, and the west coast, including Alaska and Hawaii. From remote islands in Maine to the metropolises of southern California, you’ll discover the towering historic structures [...]
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Great Gift for Boat People
Ever kayaked? Ever thought of padding San Francisco Bay (or the San Juans, Sea of Cortez, various fjords)? Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking in Sausalito just sent the following eMail: What could be a better gift for friends or family than some peaceful paddling time and healthy exercise? An additional benefit: Water imparts negative ions, which [...]
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New Maritime Books
In updating The Maritime Heritage Project, a search for additional sources for maritime books has turned up a treasure trove of new books, reprinted books, and books that were heretofore rare and/or incredibly expensive that are now available in print form and as eBooks. Site updates are nowhere near complete as I have thousands of links to [...]
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Sea History
As mentioned last week, because Amazon.com is no longer honoring collaborations with California online merchants, I am switching all merchandise to other companies. While it is a large project, the book section is uncovering excellent publications that I have not come across previously — in part due to time. Some of the following are links [...]
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Music of the Sea
Pirates Of Caribbean: Swashbuckling Sea Songs Disney’s Swashbuckling Sea Songs collects 14 seafaring singalongs for children who have spent time on the legendary theme park ride. The goofy renditions of classic sea shanties like “Blow the Man Down” and “Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)” have more in common with the Popeye cartoons [...]
