The Maritime History Of Devon

by M. Oppenheim

Book cover: The Maritime History Of Devon

Extent: 228 pages

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subjects: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences 

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(January 1999)

ISBN: 9780859897143

5.35 x 8.31 inches

Price: $54.00

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Written in 1908 by Michael Oppenheim, for the Victorian History of Devonshire, this account has not been previously published as the volume for which it was intended was never completed. Based mainly on the national archives with which Oppenheim had an intimate acquaintance, this account emphasises the place of the county of Devon in naval history.


Written in 1908 by Michael Oppenheim, the distinguished naval historian, for the Victorian History of Devonshire, this account has not been previously published as the volume for which it was intended was never completed. Based mainly on the national archives with which Oppenheim had an intimate acquaintance, this account emphasises the place of the county of Devon in naval history. For all those interested in the history of Devon or more generally in English maritime history, this book will prove a valuable and rewarding acquisition.

List of Illustrations, vii
Preface, ix
Michael Oppenheim, 1853-1927: A Memoir by W. E. Minchinton, xi
The Published Writings of Michael Oppenheim, xxiii
THE MARITIME HISTORY OF DEVON
Before the Normans, 2
From the Normans to the Tudors, 4
The Tudor Age, 23
The Seventeenth Century, 52
Plymouth Dockyard, 74
The Eddystone Lighthouse, 96
The Eighteenth Century and After, 105
Appendix I: List of men-of-war built in Devon from 1694 to 1860, 131
II: Additional list (compiled by Grahame Farr), 153
Bibliography (mainly since 1908), 155
Index, 159

  • By (author) M Oppenheim