Maritime Guernsey

Text by Sally Rousham, from research by Guernsey Museums' staff : 1992 : 49 pages, fully illustrated (colour and monochrome)

ISBN 1 871560 45 4

Cover illustration: RMS Alberta arriving at St Peter Port c 1922, a watercolour by Gilbert Holiday (1879-1937) from the Guernsey Museum collection (available as a postcard)

Guernsey became an island at the end of the last Ice Age. For most of its history, the sea has been both its boundary and its link with the outside world.

This book tells the story of an island people. Merchants, shipbuilders, fishermen, privateers, and heroes of the Royal Navy; ancient wrecks, lifeboats, and ferries all feature in this introduction to the rich maritime heritage of Guernsey.

Caption (rear cover)

Contents:

Harbours
Navigation
Lifeboats
Historic Seaways
Fish & Fishing
Privateering, Smuggling & Trade
Building Ships
The Royal Navy
The Second World War
Packet Boats & Railway Steamers
Marine Art
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