The voyage of HMS Beagle, captained by Robert Fitzroy and containing the young Charles Darwin is justly famous. At the end of a five year circumnavigation, […]
Finding real evidence of smuggling is difficult. The trial of Charles Carter in 1793 contained tantalising reports of spaces or caves which had been found under […]
A chance remark in a funeral eulogy led to the discovery of a first-hand story from 1972 when Falmouth narrowly avoided a potentially disastrous explosion caused […]
The French Revolution brought challenges for anyone with royalist connections. One such was Gaetan D’Alvimart who is mentioned in a letter written by Captain McLeod of […]
Volunteer Linda Bachelor tripped over a lovely thank you message from 1806 recently, tracking how an unsolicited thank you may have led to a benefit to […]
We have added a database of Windfall yachts to our DataBank. This contains summary information about these German-built yachts, culled from the definitive book by Mike […]
Just occasionally, a happy team experiences a magic moment when everything seems to go right. The early months of 1804, aboard HMS Centaur, 74, under Commodore […]
The Bartlett holds upward of fifty different databases on maritime subjects, many of which are growing daily thanks to the work of the tireless volunteers. Our […]
A new referreed article has been published in Troze, our associate online publication. It looks at the first few decades of Falmouth as a Trust Port. […]
Watercolour with ink and body colour 46.5cm x 58cm Unsigned Built: London 1795 185 tons Originally built for Captain Couse this Packet had a notable career […]
Watercolour and ink with body colour 45.5cm x 58cm Built: Falmouth c1807 19063/94 Tons Built for Captain Stephen Bell she was 80ft 8ins in length with […]
Watercolour with ink and body colour 45.5cm x 60cm Signed: N.S. Cammillieri Built: London c1816 20142/94 tons The Lady MaryPelham was 84ft 2ins long, 24ft broad with two […]
Watercolour with ink and body colour 44.5cm x 58cm Signed: N. Cammillieri Built: Falmouth, 1810 193 34/94 tons Captain Kirkness received his commission on 4th May […]
From the evidence of his surviving work it appears that Nicholas Cammillieri had a full and productive life, yet the archives have so far only afforded […]
Watercolour with ink and body colour 46.5cm x 59.5cm Signed: Nicholas Cammillieri Built: Fowey 1812 Owners: Angove & Co. A temporary Packet first hired in 1812 […]
The National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC) is fortunate in owning six Packet Ship portraits by the noted pierhead painter Nicholas Cammillieri (1773? – 1860). These were […]
The National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC) is fortunate in owning six Packet Ship portraits by the noted pierhead painter Nicholas Cammillieri (1773? – 1860). These were […]