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D'ou vient l'expression veiller au grain ?

Cette expression née au XIXe siècle est du domaine maritime où le grain était une tempête imprévisible, contre laquelle il fallait être très vigilant.

Peinture de Louis-Philippe Crepin 1800

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2019-12-27

Montague Dawson (1890–1973) was a British painter who was renowned as a maritime artist. His most famous paintings depict sailing ships, usually clippers or warships of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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2019-12-26

25 décembre 1635
Mort de Samuel de Champlain. Il était né à Brouage (Charente-Maritime) entre 1567 et 1574 (peut-être baptisé le 13 août 1574 à La Rochelle au Temple Saint-Yon).
(Tableau: Suzor-Côté https://t.co/o1OzcLUr2y)

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2019-12-25

Born Fitz Hugh Lane American & of Luminism style with its use of pervasive light & haccentuated perception of reality carefully controlled by design combining distinctive sweep of sky + maritime themes elevated perspective & attention to detail

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2019-12-19

Day 18 of our North Ayrshire advent calendar is the puffer 'Spartan', seen here at Built by Hays Shipyard in 1942, it remained in service until 1974 & is currently owned by the Scottish Maritime Museum in

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2019-12-18

Treasures from present-day Colombia, Panama, Honduras, & Puerto Rico, among the objects charting how materials, ideas & ritual moved among pre-16th century Caribbean maritime trade networks, in fascinating curated by

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2019-12-18

Here are 's top 5 London art exhibitions to see before Christmas (and beyond: all open til at least 31 December). Olafur Eliasson at or the moon exhibition at the National Maritime Museum...? Go while you have the chance! https://t.co/MQRLV8x9bG

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2019-12-16

“The defeat of the Spanish Armada” by Philiippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg. Painted two centuries after the Battle of Gravelines that it depicts, it is over dramatic - but I do still like it.

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2019-12-13

“A barque running before a gale” by Thomas Somerscales. Although a British artist, he did most of his painting in Chile.

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Back in my shop: Original Entdecker box art of a Sea serpent and Globe. https://t.co/4oQITtBDzk

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2019-11-30

One of my favourite posters in BT's collection is this unusual view of the UK on its side to show the GPO coastal wireless radio stations chain, essential in 1938 for ship to shore maritime communications. Artist MacDonald (Max) Gill.

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2019-11-28

"Fjords of Silence - East Greenland", photography by Örvar Thorgeirsson

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2019-11-26

in1869, the most famous of the clipper ships, Cutty Sark, was launched in Dumbarton, Scotland. On return to the UK from her maiden voyage, she carried a cargo of 1.3 million lbs (over 580,000kg) of tea.

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2019-11-22

Captain John Macbride, renowned captain in the Age of Fighting Sail scored successes against both French and Dutch Privateers in 1780-81 while commanding HMS Bienfaisant & HMS Artois. Click: https://t.co/2Tv8uYVcnY

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2019-11-22

20 novembre 1759 : bataille des cardinaux. En pleine guerre de Sept ans, l'escadre française de Brest (21 vaisseaux) commandée par le comte de Conflans est vaincue par l'escadre anglaise de l'amiral Hawke (23 vaisseaux). Peinture de Nicholas Pocock, National Maritime Museum.

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2019-11-20

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759.
Dominic Serres, 1779.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection

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2019-11-17

Le Sovereign of the Seas est considéré comme le premier vaisseaux à trois ponts de l'histoire. Lancé en 1637 en Angleterre, il était si grand et si richement décoré qu'il fut surnommé "la huitième merveille du monde". Dessin de John Payne, National Maritime Museum, Londres.

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2019-11-16

LONGBOW Fire Control Radar’s Version 6 upgrade now offers maritime mode and extended range for AH-64E Apaches. And that’s just the start. Read more about all the new enhancements created through a joint venture with https://t.co/DRjZx0zN5M

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2019-11-15

Les voyages d'Anna/Ulysse/Jules série débutée en 2005 et terminée en 2019

3 Romans graphique maritimes à découvrir au plus vite !

Par E. Lepage - R. Follet et S. Michel

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