Watch: Finnish divers discover well-preserved 17th century shipwreck

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/watch_finnish_divers_discover_well-preserved_17th_century_shipwreck/11505324

Guernsey skeleton found near buried porpoise 'a sailor'

A skeleton found buried on a tiny island off Guernsey is thought to be that of an 18th Century Royal Navy sailor.

Six leather buttons found matched those often worn by navy sailors in the latter half of the 18th Century.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-51374100

The pirates are coming, the pirates are coming

Michael Michilli, a Yale, Michigan resident also known as Captain Fishbones, is planning to lead a group of Michigan "pirate entertainers" attending Sarnia's Tall Ships Celebration in August.

Information about the Tall Ships Celebration can be found online at:

https://www.ontbluecoast.com/?s=tall+ships+celebration

pmorden@postmedia.com

https://www.theobserver.ca/news/local-news/the-pirates-are-coming-the-pirates-are-coming

Townsend's Blog. Foods at Sea.

http://www.townsends.us/blog/18th-century-sailors-food-ships-provisions/

Diet of the Ancient Mariner

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/diet-of-the-ancient-mariner/

Solving the Mysterious Disappearance of Two 18th-Century French Frigates

A 1798 engraving depicts L’Astrolabe and La Boussole. STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES/PUBIC DOMAIN.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/shipwreck-perouse-mystery-disappearance

Lost crew of 18th Century Dutch treasure ship found off coast of Kent

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/08/17/lost-crew-18th-century-dutch-treasure-ship-found-coast-kent/

Anglo-American maritime clothing from 1680-1740 crowdfunding campaign.

David Fictum 15 December 00:24 Keith, I was wondering if you might repost a link to my crowdfunding campaign on you site? There are 12 days left in my campaign, and I want to encourage as many people to donate as possible who might be interested. People might have missed the original post you put up last month. Also, any comments that you think might encourage your readers would be appreciated. If you think it would help, you can use what I wrote on my posts that I have on FB: https://www.facebook.com/david.fictum.3/posts/10154997493653570?pnref=story In speaking of people who are interested in my project, what are your thoughts on this whole effort and the book I intend to publish? I would think you would be greatly interested in such a material culture study. I hope that our shared interests will encourage you to donate to the campaign as well. Hope this holiday season is going well for you, -David FIctum

My GoFundMe campaign to raise money for my research trip to London to complete my work on Anglo-American maritime clothing from 1680-1740 is slowly but surely making progress. However, I still need the help of this community to make it anywhere near my goal. Below are some more thoughts that I hope makes more of you consider donating to this cause (TL;DR = You all helped inspire this project, it is a that subject appeals to many of your interests, the project needs help from you if it is going to succeed, and its success will help bring more information on this subject to others.):

https://www.gofundme.com/research-for-maritime-clothing-book

SALT PORK, SHIP’S BISCUIT, AND BURGOO: SEA PROVISIONS FOR COMMON SAILORS AND PIRATES, PART 1.

Sailors or Pirates loading provisions onto boat for transport to a ship. From an illustration of Blackbeard in Charles Johnson’s, “A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c.,” illustrated by Joseph Nichols, 1736.

https://csphistorical.com/2016/01/24/salt-pork-ships-biscuit-and-burgoo-sea-provisions-for-common-sailors-and-pirates-part-1/

SALT PORK, SHIP’S BISCUIT, AND BURGOO: SEA PROVISIONS FOR COMMON SAILORS AND PIRATES, PART 1.

Sailors or Pirates loading provisions onto boat for transport to a ship. From an illustration of Blackbeard in Charles Johnson’s, “A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c.,” illustrated by Joseph Nichols, 1736.

https://csphistorical.com/2016/01/24/salt-pork-ships-biscuit-and-burgoo-sea-provisions-for-common-sailors-and-pirates-part-1/

Rations While At Sea.

More Information Here: http://csphistorical.com/2016/01/24/salt-pork-ships-biscuit-and-burgoo-sea-provisions-for-common-sailors-and-pirates-part-1/?blogsub=confirming#blog_subscription-3

18th century Sailor’s food – Ships Provisions. A Link.

http://savoringthepast.net/2013/03/22/18th-century-sailors-food-ships-provisions/

18th century Sailor’s food – Ships Provisions. A Link.

http://savoringthepast.net/2013/03/22/18th-century-sailors-food-ships-provisions/

A SAILOR’S POSSESSIONS. A Blog Link.

COLONIES, SHIPS, AND PIRATES

Concerning History in the Atlantic World,

http://csphistorical.com/2015/07/07/a-sailors-possessions/

Seaman's Slops. Museum Of London.

According to the museum of London this style of clothing was worn by seamen from the 16th century (1500s) into the 18th century (1700s).

Front

Back.

Notice the pattern on the main body of the frock. This is apparently made from Lindsey Wolsey, a mix of linen & wool.

http://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/Online/object.aspx?objectID=object-83031&rows=1&start=2&sort=summaryTitle%20asc;

Diets Of 18th century Sailors.

The Victualing Board actually kept meticulous records of a sailor’s official rations: 1 lb of bread and 1 gallon of beer per day (!), plus 1 lb of pork twice a week, 2 lbs of beef twice a week, or butter and cheese the other three days. But when the going got tough out in the middle of watery nowhere, did sailors actually get their rations? Yes, it seems, based on an analysis of nitrogen isotopes extracted from the bones of 80 sailors. The elevated levels of nitrogen suggested that sailors did get as much beef and pork as the Victualing Board recorded. And despite being at sea, they didn’t seem to eat much fish.

More of the story here:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/03/27/old-bones-tell-the-tales-and-reveal-the-diets-of-18th-century-sailors/