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For all those planning on attending, pre-registration is required so that we know how much food to prepare as well as how much space we have! Pre-registration guarantees you a spot and also gives a discount from the regular 'pay-as-you-attend' price! You also get a special discount for coming in historical/nautical garb! All details for registration are on our website here:http://danceweavers.ca/janeausten.html Thanks.

I dare say you might just make a venture of it sir after all, t'would be a shame to miss it when tis so close

Dear shipmates! You are most heartily invited to 'A Weekend in the World of Patrick O'Brian's Beloved Characters, Jack Aubrey & Stephen Maturin' - taking place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 16th-18th, at Historic Montgomery's Inn. The three-day event is a rendezvous for all enthusiasts of these marvellous novels, to share their love of the canon, whilst immersing themselves in the atmosphere and world of the series, through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on workshops by several renowned historians, as well as food and drink featured in the novels (prepared over a hearth in the historic kitchen), a performance of music featured in the canon, a costume ball with live music, a reading of the Articles of War, discussion groups, a bad navy poetry reading, an historic merchants' and sutlers' market, and much more. Come be immersed in and learn more about the world of these fantastic novels. Experience the sights, sounds, smells and tastes all so familiar to the Napoleonic sailor with lectures led by distinguished historian Victor Suthren, Hon. Captain RCN, as well as talks by Ship’s Cook Gurth Pretty and Ship’s Purser Glendon Hovey - all in the atmosphere of Toronto's oldest historic inn, our very own 'Grapes' in the Liberties of the Savoy. Full details for the event, including the schedule, menus and registration form, can be found here: http://danceweavers.ca/janeausten.html Facebook event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/501226880053764/ Pass the word through the fleet, if you'd be so obliged. Fair winds and following seas!

A great book on the subject is Old Ship Figureheads and Sterns. It has a large section devoted to the evolution of paint-schemes from the Medieval era thru post-Napoleonic, as well as devoting the majority of the book to in detail description of ship's carvings and decoration from the era. A preview can be found here: https://books.google.ca/books?id=4tmS5RbvcXsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=old+ship+figureheads+and+stearns&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dcWEVeD3LpCKyATWzoH4BA&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=old%20ship%20figureheads%20and%20stearns&f=false I recommend searching 'paint scheme' to get to the right chapter. Good luck

There may be a bit of confusion here, due to the fact that there were in fact several commissioned vessels named peregrine built around the same time. The first three photos look like the same vessel, but the two latter, with their larger gun-count make me wonder if they're not in fact the Peregrine Galley, built sometime around 1700 and converted to a royal yacht, the Royal Caroline in roughly 1720... I could be wrong however. Regardless they are both lovely ships!!

I'm doing my undergrad in early 18th century maritime culture and I would like to remind everyone that historically, during the 'Golden age of Piracy' the period arguably from 1690-1730, pirates largely DID NOT DO THIS - as in attack each other on sight... some did, but on the whole it was an anathema. I would like to point everyone to a work done by one of the foremost authorities on pirates in the world today, the Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard, which takes a detailed look at the lives and biographies of the most famous pirates of the golden age, how they worked together and who mentored them, truly an eye opener. Now I'm not suggesting we have a pirate nation… all I'm saying is, there WAS more of a solidarity between them, a mentality of 'let's look out for each other because no one else is looking out for us' even if only out of self preservation or for personal gain. It was this cooperation, working together for mutual advantage, that allowed them to grow in force strong enough to occupy for a time the entire crown colony of the Bahama Islands and become so powerful that they were able to practically sever trade between Europe and her New World colonies.

Here are some architectural views of various Caribbean cities taken from draughts made by eyewitnesses who visited the West Indian colonies in the 18th Century, which show, in intricate detail the various architectural styles in use in the colonies of the various nations at the time. French Examples: The inordinately detailed prints from Saint Remy's "Recueil de vues des lieux principaux de la colonie françoise de saint-domingue" show the various port towns of the colony of Saint Domingue (today Haiti), and their prominent architectural styles. Saint Domingue was France's biggest colony by the late 18th century, and a huge hub of trade. http://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/search;JSESSIONID=10e832db-c5f4-4d5f-a836-19a09f0861d5?q==%22Recueil%20de%20vues%20des%20lieux%20principaux%20de%20la%20colonie%20françoise%20de%20Saint-Domingue%2C%20gravées%20par%20les%20soins%20de%20M.%20Ponce...%20gravés%20par%20les%20soins%20de%20M.%20Phelipeau%2C%20Ingénieur-Géographe%22%20AND%20=%22le%20tout%20principalement%20destiné%20à%20l'ouvrage%20intitulé%20Loix%20et%20constitutions%20des%20colonies%20françoises%20de%20l'Amérique%20...%20par%20M.%20Moreau%20de%20Saint-Méry%22 This view of Cap François is a perfect example of French colonial architecture of the day, it even shows the church! Cap François was the colony's cultural and mercantile capital, with a population of over 18,000 by the end of the century it was known as 'the Paris of Saint Domingue' and far out-shone the administrative capital of Port-Au-Prince, only founded in 1746, and still of less populace and importance as is evident in this series of prints. http://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/JCBMAPS~1~1~778~100065:No--2--Vue-du-Cap-François-Isle-St-?qvq=q:%3D%22Recueil%2Bde%2Bvues%2Bdes%2Blieux%2Bprincipaux%2Bde%2Bla%2Bcolonie%2Bfrançoise%2Bde%2BSaint-Domingue%2C%2Bgravées%2Bpar%2Bles%2Bsoins%2Bde%2BM.%2BPonce...%2Bgravés%2Bpar%2Bles%2Bsoins%2Bde%2BM.%2BPhelipeau%2C%2BIngénieur-Géographe%22%2BAND%2B%3D%22le%2Btout%2Bprincipalement%2Bdestiné%2Bà%2Bl'ouvrage%2Bintitulé%2BLoix%2Bet%2Bconstitutions%2Bdes%2Bcolonies%2Bfrançoises%2Bde%2Bl'Amérique%2B...%2Bpar%2BM.%2BMoreau%2Bde%2BSaint-Méry%22;lc:JCB~1~1,JCBBOOKS~1~1,JCBMAPS~1~1,JCBMAPS~2~2,JCBMAPS~3~3&mi=1&trs=31 Martinique in the Late 18th Century, prints by Pierre Ozanne: http://atlas-paysages.pnr-martinique.com/IMG/jpg/84_OZANE_1.jpg http://environnement.ecole.free.fr/images%202bg/dessins%20gravures%20des%20ports%20et%20rades%20france/Le%20Fort-Royal.%20Ile%20de%20la%20Martinique.jpg http://environnement.ecole.free.fr/images%202bg/dessins%20gravures%20des%20ports%20et%20rades%20france/Le%20Fort%20St-Pierre.%20Ile%20de%20la%20Martinique.jpg http://environnement.ecole.free.fr/images%202bg/dessins%20gravures%20ports%20de%20france.htm View of Basse-Terre (with church) in Guadaloupe, again by Ozanne, late 18th century: http://www.pennymead.com/images/WINMP0471.jpg Various views of Martinique, 17th & 18th centuries: http://atlas-paysages.pnr-martinique.com/paysages-peints-xviie-xviiie-xixe.html Spanish Examples: Havana, 1762, Dominic Serres: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dominic_Serres#/media/File:Dominic_Serres_the_Elder_-_The_Capture_of_Havana,_1762,_Taking_the_Town,_14_August.jpg The Cathedral of Havana, Serres, 1762: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dominic_Serres#/media/File:Dominic_Serres_the_Elder_-_The_Cathedral_at_Havana,_August-September_1762.jpg Havana's Plaza de Armas, by Serres during the British Occupation 1762: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dominic_Serres#/media/File:Dominic_Serres_the_Elder_-_The_Piazza_at_Havana.jpg La Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1st half of the 19th century: http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/1x6740224/veracruz-frederick-catherwood-1799-1854-british-newberry-library-chicago.jpg Dutch Examples: A view of Saint Eustatius (Dutch) architecture, 1781 by Jacobsz Verhoeff http://www.inter-antiquariaat.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/St.-Eustatius-Bergmüller-1781.jpg Another view of Saint Eustatius, made 1777 http://www.swaen.com/zoomV2.php?id=20125&referer=antique-map-of.php British Examples: Bridgetown, Barbados in a Highly detailed lithograph by Samuel Copen, 1695: http://luna.wustl.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/JCB~1~1~1318~1670003:A-Prospect-of-Bridge-Town--in-Barba The other half: http://libcudl.colorado.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/JCB~1~1~1319~1670004:-A-Prospect-of-Bridge-Town--in-Barb Isaac Sailmaker's rather fanciful view of Barbados painted in the same year as above: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Isaac_Sailmaker_-_The_Island_of_Barbados_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg Bridgetown, early to mid 19th century: http://images.cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.CH.5778930.7055475/395596.jpg Painting of Port Royal and Kingston, Jamaica, 1758 by Richard Paton: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/13320.html Nassau Town (New Providence) in the mid 18th-Century: http://www.golden-age-of-piracy.com/images/locations/nassau.jpg Saint Kitts, Brimstone Hill, late 18th-cent. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YK1ovs9Q91A/TcYlzFUiZUI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/niWroLy4UqI/s1600/Brimstone%2BHill%2Bin%2B1783.jpg Taking of brimstone hill fortress, late 18th-cent. (sorry for low resolution): http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/150612009-the-taking-of-saint-kitts-and-nevis-islands-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7Qd4mxtxZsU5FZ8WG1aG%2BkQ6h%2FqE79GfamBzi8BwTuDQuQkY%2B9cX0jqUPAx9cee2KTA%3D%3D Extant Architecture: George Washington house, Barbados, restored to c. 1751 appearance: http://www.rosalindcummingsyeates.com/blog/labels/Bridgetown.html A bit out of period, but for good measure, Bridgetown in 1890: http://partleton.co.uk/BridgetownRoebuckStreet1900.jpg Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua: http://www.antiguabarbudamission.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Nelsons-dockyard-8_1106818c.jpg http://www.notallthosewhowanderarelost.com/Pictures/LogPictures/2011/2011%20Antigua/english%202%20nelsons%20dockyard.jpg There are many other wonderful pictures in high detail, do check them out. We seem to be getting a trend here in architectural styles, regardless of nation (perhaps with the exception of Spain) they seem to be all built as sturdy, functional forms of central building, slanted roofs, often with gables, dormers (occasionally) and shutters, with not a whole lot of ornamentation or what we could consider 'decorative', or unnecessary adornments (read not functional - that doesn't include 'shades' or porches) that seems to have come later in the scheme things. Of course this is just what I can deduce from what I've seen.

I'm going to have to differ with your point of conjecture here, respectfully. When Captain Kidd brought his treasure from the Quedagh Merchant into Danish controlled St. Thomas (a free port, or pirate port as one would call it) he was able to sell all of it to the locals because they had a large enough market and a reputation for illicit trade, so that buyers would flock there from as far away as Curaçao, St. Domingue and Honduras, from all corners of the Indies in order to conduct their nefarious business, because the various navigation acts and customs laws of their home nations would prevent them from carrying on such things in their own ports. While the local government was in fact in on this, they received a cut of the deals that went on and were happy to carry it out in public - everyone here looked out for each other, because they understood their survival was dependant on mutual cooperation. In fact, later that year, when a French dominican missionary named Pere Labat, famed for his memoires of life in the Islands among pirates, visited St. Thomas, he purchased as much 'fine Indian silks and chintzes' as he could, from the merchants there reselling them because they were so incredibly cheap - as much as a third to a fifth of the normal asking price. Also, in terms of SOL's 'wiping them off the map' - Rear Admiral John Benbow arrived in late November in St. Thomas, commanding a squadron of SOL's, demanding that the Governor return all of the cargo seized by Kidd in a 'pyratical' manner. The Governor refused him, on the grounds that it couldn't be proven that the goods circulating in his colony were in fact taken by Kidd, illicitly or otherwise, moreover, he refused Benbow monitory compensation, and effectually sent his squadron packing back to Jamaica. Just a little in depth historical perspective that I thought could go toward improving gameplay.

Thank you all for your expeditious and informative replies earlier I've recently been doing some research into French paint-schemes and I thought I'd share my results here With a mind to help aid the Devs' clarity. It seems that the national paint-scheme (if we could call it that) favoured by French vessels for at least the first part of the 18th century was brighted sides (i.e. plain wood, varnished), with smalt blue upper-works (everything above her gunwale or sheer rails), with gilded carved-works (on stern and figurehead) and occasionally blacked lower wail and white undersides (before coppering became the norm). All of this is deduced from its widespread use in the numerous and glorious paintings of French marine painter extraordinaire Claude Joseph Vernet, as well as numerous period descriptions and models. As examples, several of Vernet's paintings: http://www.insecula.com/PhotosNew/00/00/02/91/ME0000029163_3.JPG http://www.allpaintings.org/d/106799-1/Claude-Joseph+Vernet+-+View+of+the+Gulf+of+Bandol_+tuna.jpg http://artandseek.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Vernet_A-Grand-View-of-the-Sea-Shore-Enriched-with-Buildings-Shipping-and-Figures.jpg This seems to have remained popular well into the 1770's, by which time the stately and simplified elegant paintwork of brighted or yellowed topsides with black lower-wales and gundecks that we associate with pre-Napoleonic French naval vessels came into vogue. Examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saint_Kitts#/media/File:Battle_of_Frigate_Bay.jpg https://troisponts.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/commerce-de-marseille-2.jpg After the Revolution, from what I gather, the common paint-scheme we associate with Napoleonic warships comes into vogue: red sides with punctuations of black – albeit there was variation, and it could be large, as exemplified by the description of vessels present at the Battle of the Nile, which has already been posted in this thread.

I wouldn't quite say it's a complete list, for example its grossly missing pirates from the pre-Spanish Succession-Peace of Ryswick interim, i.e. Van Hoven, Kelly, and Elding, Lambert, Kercue, Samson to name a few. Rather, it could be said this ais a completel list of pirate ships and captains featured in Johnson's General History of the Pirates. Overall tho, a very good list that gives a comprehensive idea of what they sailed.

Thank you for your information, and your opinion sir… it will be noted in the log. Now we have another Victory to look forward to floating around, rather than something with original national flare like the Santisima… ahh well, we can't have everything.

Are we to expect to see La Commerce in all her glory of her original paint scheme (at least when initially released to the trials before ship customization)?? https://troisponts.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/commerce-de-marseille-2.jpg If so, it's something to look forward to greatly! She's a stunning looking ship!

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Wow, significant difference... Admin should really look into this.

With that in mind, wouldn't the same be true for the Lynx?? Do we have any indication of what she looked like at launch?? Or do her plans again date from the mid 19th-century???