Cutty Sark: The Last of the Tea Clippers (150th anniversary edition)

This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Cutty Sark by providing a chronological career narrative, detailed features on crew accounts, log entries, seamanship, ports, and cargoes, and specially commissioned photography.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 10 January 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

An updated and expanded edition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of this legendary ship. The narrative spans her construction at Dumbarton in 1869; her famous tea voyages, as well as those with other cargoes; her career under a Portuguese flag; her subsequent return to the Thames, Greenwich; and the dramatic fire, painstaking restoration, and glorious reopening in April 2012. The book has been developed from the outset with the Cutty Sark Trust and takes the form of a chronological career narrative, but also presents detailed features on crew accounts, log entries, pieces on seamanship, ports, and cargoes, and broader tall ship culture, as well as an opportunity to focus on artifacts and the fittings of the ship. This unique opportunity allows the first publication of specially commissioned photography created as part of, and subsequent to, the clippers restoration, as well as the findings of resulting research.

The Cutty Sark Trust has collaborated with the publishers to create an exceptional book that celebrates the remarkable story of this iconic ship. The book spans her construction at Dumbarton in 1869, her famous tea voyages, as well as her career under a Portuguese flag. It also delves into her subsequent return to the Thames, Greenwich, and the dramatic fire, painstaking restoration, and glorious reopening in April 2012.

The book has been meticulously researched and developed from the outset with the Cutty Sark Trust. It presents a chronological career narrative, but also includes detailed features on crew accounts, log entries, pieces on seamanship, ports, and cargoes, as well as broader tall ship culture. Additionally, the book offers an opportunity to focus on artifacts and the fittings of the ship, with specially commissioned photography created as part of, and subsequent to, the clippers restoration.

The findings of the resulting research have also been included in the book, providing a deeper understanding of the Cutty Sark's history and significance. This unique publication marks a significant milestone in the celebration of the 150th anniversary of this legendary ship and is a must-read for anyone with an interest in maritime history.

Weight: 780g
Dimension: 267 x 197 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472959539