The
Nautical
Archaeology
Digital Library

The following institutions and individuals have generously granted permission for copyrighted works from their collections to be reproduced in the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library.

The Cushing Memorial Library & Archives

The Cushing Memorial Library & Archives, the rare books, special collections, manuscripts and archival repository of Texas A&M University, is working in partnership with NADL to assemble a world-class collection of early books on shipbuilding and maritime history. Cushing is providing digitization assistance to make these priceless materials publicly available through the NADL Web-site.

Academia de Marinha, Portugal

The Portuguese Acadamia de Marinha has granted NADL permission to place the facsimile editions, transcriptions and translations into English of the following books.

  • Oliveira, Fernando, O livro da fabrica das naos (c. 1580), Facsimile, transcription and translation into English, Lisboa: Academia de Marinha, 1991.
  • Lavanha, João Baptista, Livro Primeiro de arquitectura naval, Facsimile, transcription and translation into English, Lisboa: Academia de Marinha, 1996.
  • Fernandez, Manoel, Livro de traças de carpintaria, 1616, Facsimile, Lisboa: Academia de Marinha, 1989.
  • Fernandez, Manoel, Livro de traças de carpintaria, transcription and translation into English, Lisboa: Academia de Marinha, 1995.

Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

The Portuguese National Library has offered the facsimiles of the nautical manuscripts and granted NADL permission to place them on line.