Come to WoodenBoat’s Brooklin campus where Mick Delap, a writer, historian and avid sailor in retirement after a career in journalism at the BBC, and Apprenticeshop founder Lance Lee will host an interestingly presented history of the Bantry Bay Gigs of International Atlantic Challenge fame.
Delap, with a cast of actors, will perform a theatrical version of important moments in the gigs’ history accompanied by a duo from Belfast, Maine who will play Irish music on authentic instruments.
Following that, Lee will describe the modern history of the gig after it was “rediscovered” in 1944 and he’ll talk about the beginnings of the Atlantic Challenge and its mission to further international camaraderie among sailors. Following his presentation, he will invite the audience for a close look at a model of a gig that he will bring for the Q&A session.
FMI: Email Heidi Kaufmann at vrkaufmann@gmail.com or call her at 207 326 9386.
Click through to an image, and you’ll find that the library posted all of the bibliography data for each, including the publication date. The real treasure might be that there are links to download full PDFs of the books in which they appear. It’s a fantastic database to mine; well organized and open to all.
Here are a few favorites:
Title: “Le Pôle Nord et le Pôle Sud … Ouvrage illustré, etc” Author: TISSOT, Victor – and AMÉRO (Constant) Shelfmark: “British Library HMNTS 10460.ee.40.” Page: 87 Place of Publishing: Paris Date of Publishing: 1889
Title: “The illustrated universal gazetteer” Contributor: AINSWORTH, William Francis. Shelfmark: “British Library HMNTS 10003.d.14.” Page: 588 Place of Publishing: London Date of Publishing: 1860 Publisher: J. Maxwell & Co.
Title: “A system of Physical Geography … To which is added a treatise on the Physical Geography of the United States … The whole embellished by numerous engravings and … maps … by J. H. Young” Author: WARREN, David M. Contributor: YOUNG, James Hamilton. Shelfmark: “British Library HMNTS 10025.f.13.” Page: 11 Place of Publishing: London, Philadelphia [printed] Date of Publishing: 1857
Title: “Cruise of the Ringleader (Canoe)” Author: INWARDS, James. Shelfmark: “British Library HMNTS 10369.bbb.18.” Page: 8 Place of Publishing: London Date of Publishing: 1870
Title: “De Aardbol. Magazijn van hedendaagsche land- en volkenkunde … Met platen en kaarten. [Deel 4-9 by P. H. W.]” Contributor: WITKAMP, Pieter Harme. Shelfmark: “British Library HMNTS 10002.g.16-19.” Volume: 10 Page: 812 Place of Publishing: Amsterdam Date of Publishing: 1839
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Come to WoodenBoat’s Brooklin campus where Mick Delap, a writer, historian and avid sailor in retirement after a career in journalism at the BBC, and Apprenticeshop founder Lance Lee will host an interestingly presented history of the Bantry Bay Gigs of International Atlantic Challenge fame.
