Museum IV · a publication of the Urbanicity house

The Reference Librarian

The Sources Room of Museum IV — files, links, bibliography & metadata gathered for the exhibits, under the direction and control of Dr. Frestes.

Files & Links

The cabinet is being filled.

Bibliography

The shelf is being stocked.

Metadata — gallery dossiers

I Ships of the Golden Age 29/29 built · 0/29 sourced

Introduce every major vessel used by pirates, merchants and navies.

II Ship Construction 30/30 built · 0/30 sourced

The anatomy of a wooden ship — how she was framed, planked, rigged and worked.

III Weapons 24/24 built · 0/24 sourced

The arms of the age, from cutlass to cannon.

IV Crew 20/20 built · 0/20 sourced

Every hand aboard — rank, role and responsibility.

V Life at Sea 25/25 built · 0/25 sourced

The daily reality of living upon the water.

VI Operations 23/23 built · 0/23 sourced

How a ship fought, sailed and worked her trade.

VII Pirate Democracy 14/14 built · 0/14 sourced

The sea-rovers' radical self-government.

VIII Commerce 24/24 built · 0/24 sourced

The goods, money and paper that drove the whole enterprise.

IX Geography 22/22 built · 0/22 sourced

The waters, passages and ports of the pirate world.

X Technology 23/23 built · 0/23 sourced

The instruments and crafts that made seafaring possible.

XI The Natural World 14/14 built · 0/14 sourced

The sea itself — weather, creatures and the living ocean.

XII People of the Golden Age 18/18 built · 0/18 sourced

The men and women whose names outlived them.

The Glossary

Reputable references, in fine print, for the terms a visitor meets in any gallery — one canon across all the museums of the house.

📖 Open the Glossary

Help us refine the galleries

Know a source we’re missing? Found an error? Have a link the curators should see? Write it below. Nothing appears publicly — every note goes straight to the curator’s desk of Dr. Frestes, who reads, replies, and may publish the best with credit.

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