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QUARTERDECK is a quarterly review dedicated to maritime literature and art.
A Return to Duty, the eighth volume in the award-winning Cutler Family Chronicles series, is set in Massachusetts and the Far East in the early 1850s during the aftermath of the First Opium War fought between China and Great Britain.
The ninth volume in the thrilling adventure series featuring Nathan Peake, British naval officer and spy, finds a young America divided against itself . . .
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In this issue of Quarterdeck we have a tribute to David Donachie, an essay by George Jepson about British naval history, an article about Dutch Pinks and an interview with Chris Durbin.
Read MoreAutumn 2023 Quarterdeck features new books in nautical fiction and an interview with Colin Baxter, a Marine Artist. Curated by George Jepson, this is your go-to resource for what’s happening…
Read MoreIn the Netherlands, the wijdschip (or wideship, pronounced “vade-skip”), smalschip (or narrowship), and kaag were the most important ships involved in inland shipping and along the former Zuiderzee during the 17th century. These boats feature in paintings by several important Dutch landscape and maritime artists of the Golden Age. The feature article discusses these boats’ roles and uses and documents several leading Dutch artists who included the ships in their art.
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The Sea of Silence
