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Book SynopsisThe first study of its kind. The book explores the rich, complex maritime inheritance of Cornwall on a national and international scale, considering the importance of the different historical periods from the medieval to the twentieth century.
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‘There are some books which are a delight to hold, and to behold, even before one delves into their pages – and this is one of them. A pleasingly chunky volume, the front of the dust jacket features Joseph Southall’s The Three Masted Schooner, his limpid and evocative 1919 marine landscape of a marine vessel at Fowey which sums up so many of the themes coverd within, such as maritime trade, coastal communities, and Cornwall’s later promotion as a holiday destination. A well-chosen and effective pictorial overture!’
‘Each part is prefaced by an admirable joint essay by the editors’
‘This is a serious, substantial, yet readily readable volume, which comprises excellent essays by some of the UK’s foremost maritime historians.’
(David Jenkins, The Mariner’s Mirror 102.1, Feb 2016)
‘[…] the book is handsomely produced and the editors are to be congratulated on a job well done.’
(James H. Thomas, Southern History 37, 2015)
‘This hefty and handsome volume …
‘The editors are to be commended for pulling so many threads together in such a capable way, and their editorial contributions certainly make the volume much more coherent than is often the case with multi-author projects on this scale. The book sets some important standards for maritime-regional studies. It should be the first port of call for anyone interested in Cornwall’s history (maritime or otherwise), as well as for scholars seeking examples of long-term change in societies at the frontier between land and sea.’
(Graeme J. Milne, The International Journal of Maritime History 27, 3 2015
‘An impressive team of authors has been assembled, with a number of highly regarded scholars contributing chapters on their specialist subjects.' (Dr David J. Starkey, Maritime Historical Studies Centre, Hull)
‘Occasionally a book is published that can truly be described as seminal.’
‘The Maritime History of Cornwall […] really does encapsulate 10,000 years of salty facts, figures, statistics, true stories, legends and anecdotes.’
‘A handsomely illustrated volume of commissioned contributions from distinguished historians.’ (Martin Hesp, Western Morning News, 19.11.14)
‘It is very difficult to do justice to the wealth of research, writing and organisation that has clearly gone into the production of The Maritime History of Cornwall. Everything about it screams quality, from the paper and the layout of the text on the page to the green cloth binding and the now-rarely-seen matching cloth bookmark. One very minor quibble: it would have been better if the twenty eight colour illustrations were scattered throughout the text, rather than confined to a block between pages six and seven. That aside, this is as close to perfection as any publication gets!’ (James Whetter, The Cornish Banner 159, February 2015)
‘This is an important and very well produced books, profusely illustrated, including 28 colour plates, and with abundant maps, prints, photographs, tables and figures.’
‘[…] they have taken pains to set the chapters of their work in context with five substantial, informative, wide-ranging introductions to the volume’s component parts… These indeed have been the key to making the volume work so well.’
‘[…] this is a quality production and a mine of knowledge presented in a readable and easily accessible way that those with an interest in the maritime history of the South West cannot afford to be without.’ (Michael Duffy, South West Soundings 98, March 2015)
Table of Contents
List of Editors and Contributors
List of Illustrations
List of Tables and Figures
Foreword
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Part I: 'Window to a Wider World': Early and Medieval Cornwall
1: Introduction Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe
2: The Origins of Maritime Cornwall: Pre-Medieval Settlements and Seaways Caradoc Peters
3: Coastal Communities in Medieval Cornwall Maryanne Kowaleski
4: Overseas Trade and Shipping in Cornwall in the Later Middle Ages Wendy R. Childs
Part II: 'The Age of Turbulence': Maritime Disorder in Tudor and Stuart Cornwall
5: Introduction Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe
6: Plunder and Prize: Cornish Piracy and Privateering during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries John C. Appleby
7: 'His Majesties Sea-Service in the Western Parts': Maritime Affairs in Cornwall during the English Civil War Mark Stoyle
8: Corruption and Inefficiency in the Cornish Customs Service in the Later Seventeenth Century W.B. Stephens
Part III: 'A Time for War and Trade': Cornwall in the Eighteenth Century
9: Introduction Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe
10: Cornish Tin Ships, 1703-1710 John Symons
11: Cornwall and the Royal Navy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries N.A.M. Rodger
12: Cornish Ports in the Eighteenth Century Helen Doe
13: Smuggling and Wrecking John Rule
14: The Cornish Arundells and the Right of Wreck: A Case Study in Landlord-Tenant Relations in the Long Eighteenth Century Cathryn Pearce
15: Navigation Adrian James Webb
Pat IV: 'Global Reach and Industrial Prowess': Cornwall in the Nineteenth Century
16: Introduction Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe
17: The Cornish Sea Fisheries in the Nineteenth Century Tony Pawlyn
18: Cornwall: An Inside-out Industrial Region Bernard Deacon
19: The Coastal Trade in Cornish China Clay John Armstrong
20: Cornish Maritime Steam Roy Fenton
21: Yachting in Cornwall before the First World War Janet Cusack
22: The Smuggler and the Wrecker: Literary Representations of Cornish Maritime Life Simon Trezise
23: Cornish Ports, Shipping and Investment in the Nineteenth Century Helen Doe
Part V: 'Inventing "The Cornish Riviera"': From Twentieth to Twenty-first Century Cornwall
24: Introduction Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe
25: Cornwall and the Decline of Commercial Sail Alston Kennerley
26: Maritime Cornwall in the Era of Two World Wars G.H. and R. Bennett
27: Cornwall's Trading Ports: twentieth-Century Decline into Diversity Terry Chapman
28: Twentieth-Century Maritime Tourism and Recreation Philip Payton
29: Cornish Fisheries in the Twentieth Century Paul Willerton
30: Epilogue Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe
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