Nova Scotia Archives Library Search: Shipwrecks.
A narrative of the capture and destruction of the steamer 'Caroline' and her descent over the falls of Niagara on the 29th of December, 1837, with a correspodence / by Rear-Admiral. London : Spottiswoode & Co., 1864.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - AK F60 D82 - Akins
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A narrative of the shipwreck of the Nottingham galley, in her voyage from England to Boston. With an account of the miraculous escape of the captain and his crew, on a rock called Boone-Island; the hardships they endured there, and their happy deliverance / By John Deane, then commander of the said galley; but for many years after His Majesty's consul for the ports of Flanders, residing at Ostend. The fifth edition. London : Printed in the year M.DCC.LXII. 1762. 4, 28 pages : 22 cm. 8vo.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.536 #5 - Vertical File
First published in 1711. The present edition was published at the instance of Miles Whitworth, son of one of those shipwrecked, with the hope that "it may prove of service to reclaim the unthinking part of seafaring-men, trading in and to New-England
Shipwrecks — Maine
Boon Island (Me.)
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A Titanic myth : the Californian incident / Lesile Harrison. 2nd ed., rev. Hanley Swan, Worcs. : S.P.A. in conjunction with L. Harrison, 1992. 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1255 T6 H318
Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean.
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At the harbour mouth / Archibald MacMechan ; edited by John Bell. Porters Lake : Pottersfield Press, 1988. 140 pages ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 M32 1988
Sea stories, Canadian — Nova Scotia
Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia
Seafaring life — Nova Scotia.
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Atlantic diver guide / David N. Barron. 1st ed. St. John's, Nfld. : Atlantic Diver, 1988. 4 v. : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 B277
Includes indexes.
Scuba diving — Canada — Atlantic Coast — Guide-books
Shipwrecks — Canada — Atlantic Coast — Guide-books
Atlantic Coast (Canada) — Description and travel — Guide-books.
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Castaway on Cape Breton : Ensign Prenties' narrative, 1780 / edited with an historical setting and notes by G.G. Campbell ; to which is added Samuel Burrows' narrative of shipwreck on the Cheticamp coast, 1823 / with notes on Acadians who cared for the survivors by Charles D. Roach. Wreck Cove Nova Scotia : Breton Books, 1991. xix, 119 pages, [2] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G530 C346
Burrows, Samuel
Campbell, G. G. (George Graham), 1904-
Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
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Coins from the wreck of H.M.S. Feversham (Tues., Feb. 7, 1989 at 6:30 p.m. precisely (lots 852-1080) / Christies. New York : Christie, Manson & Woods International, 1987. [64 pages]: illustrations; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - CJ49 C679
Catalogue of coins retrieved from the remains of H.M.S. Feversham, wrecked off the coast of Cape Breton in 1711.
Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia — 18th century
Coins, British
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Collision at sea / Gregory P. Pritchard. Hantsport : Lancelot Press, 1993. 178 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D779 P75 1993
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Disasters at sea : an anthology of Nova Scotia shipwreck stories / co-authored by Susie Sweeney and Gail Anne McNeil ; with contributing writers, Greg Cochkanoff, Joan Vickery and Margaret Eisnor ; editor, Gail Anne McNeil ; foreword by Eric J. Ruff. Halifax- Nova Scotia : T. Cranston, 1986. 128 pages : illustrations, maps, ports. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 D611
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Falling star : misadventures of White Star Line ships / John P. Eaton & Charles A. Haas. Wellingborough : Stephens, 1989. 256 pages : illustrations, maps, ports., facsims. ; 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1250 E14
Steamboat lines — History
Shipwrecks
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Great gales and dire disasters / by Edward Rowe Snow. New York : Dodd, Mead, 1952. [1], x, 263 pages, [8] pages of plates: illustrations; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G540 S674 G786
Shipwrecks
Hurricanes
Atlantic Ocean.
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Halifax and Titanic / John Boileau. Halifax : Nimbus, 2012. 171 pages: illustrations, portraits; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 B679 2012 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean
Disaster victims — North Atlantic Ocean
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History.
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Parsons, Robert Charles, -1944
In peril on the sea: shipwrecks of Nova Scotia / Robert C. Parsons. Lawrencetown : Pottersfield Press, 2000. 192 pages: illustrations; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PC2320 S5 P269 2000
Includes index.
Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia — History.
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Interesting and authentic narratives on the most remarkable shipwrecks ... in most parts of the world / R. Thomas. Columbus- : J. & H. Miller, 1863-. 359 pages : ills. ; 20 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 T462
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Legacy of the Machault : a collection of 18th-century artifacts / Catherine Sullivan. Ottawa : National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, 1986. 107 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5518 S949 - Open Shelf
Issued also in French under title: L'héritage du Machault.
Parks Canada. National Historic Parks and Sites Branch.
Shipwrecks — Quebec (Province)
Underwater archaeology — Quebec (Province)
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Narrative of a shipwreck on the island of Cape Breton, in a voyage from Quebec 1780 / by S.W. Prenties . 4th ed. London : T. Egerton, 1783. vii, 108 pages ; 16 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F108 P91
Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — Description and travel.
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New life on the RMS Titanic : discoveries of microscopic life aboard Titanic Halifax : RMS Titanic Inc., 1999. 1 computer optical disc : illustrations ; 4 3/4 in.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1255 T6 N49 1999
CD directed under Dr. Henrietta Mann.
Underwater exploration — North Atlantic Ocean
Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean
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Oceans of mystery / produced by Eco-Nova Corporation. Halifax : Eco-Nova Corporation, 1997. 1 videocassette : 24 minutes.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 O24 - Video
Shipwrecks — North Atlantic
Underwater exploration — North Atlantic
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Our island and the sea / by Margaret E. Messenger for the Archelaus Smith Historical Society. Clark's Harbour : The Society, 1992. vi, 96 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.376 #10 - Vertical File
Archelaus Smith Historical Society.
Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia — Cape Sable Island — History
Cape Sable Island (N.S.) — History
Cape Sable Island (N.S.) — Biography.
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Our unforgettable Christmas season by the sea / Philip L. Hartling. Philip Hartling, 2005. 54 pages : illustrations some copies, maps, ports.; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.539 #21 - Vertical File
Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia
Port Dufferin (N.S.) — History.
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Protecting Nova Scotia's shipwreck : special places Halifax : () : Nova Scotia Museum, 199-. 1 folded sheet 6 pages : 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.415 #35 - Vertical File
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Remembering the Monticello Yarmouth : Sentinel Printing, 1969. 19 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.92 #5 - Vertical File
Cover title. Account of the foundering of the steamer City of Monticello off Yarmouth, Nov. 10, 1900.
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RMS Titanic: the first violin: the story of the great liner's bandsman John Law Hume / by Yvonne Hume; forward by Millvina Dean. Catrine : Stenlake, 2011. 112 pages: illustrations (some col.); 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G530 T6 H922 2011
Musicians — Great Britain — Biography
Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean — History — 20th century.
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Seaweed and gold / by Alex Storm. Louisbourg : A. Storm, 2002. 192 pages : ill, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2343.7 S5 S886 2002 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographic references.
Treasure troves — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History
Underwater archaeology — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island.
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Secrets of the dead New York : Engel Brothers Media, 2002. 1 videocassette (53 min., 30 sec.) : sd, col. ; 1.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1255 T6 T617 2002 - Video
Viewing copy. Includes promotional postcard.
Bucher, Amy, drt
Lipworth, Jared, pro.
Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean
Shipwreck victims — Nova Scotia — Halifax.
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