Migration to new worlds. [Merseyside Maritime Museum] [electronic resource], 1806-1986 1835-1939.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Merseyside Maritime Museum.

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Series:

Migration to new worlds.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ships--England--Liverpool--Pictorial works.

Ships.

Shipping companies (Marine transportation)--England--Liverpool--History--Sources.

Shipping companies (Marine transportation).

Shipping--England--Liverpool--History--Sources.

Shipping.

Ocean liners--England--Liverpool--History--Sources.

Ocean liners.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History--Sources.

Great Britain.

Immigrants--Transportation--Great Britain--Colonies--History--Sources.

Immigrants.

Liverpool (England)--Emigration and immigration--History--Sources.

Liverpool (England).

Assisted emigration--England--Liverpool--History--Sources.

Assisted emigration.

Other Title:

Merseyside Maritime Museum

Place of Publication:

1806-1986

Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, [2015], c2016.

Summary:

Electronic reproduction of selected materials from the Merseyside Maritime Museum. The collection brings together first-hand accounts from emigrant passengers leaving Liverpool for Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada, and includes business papers of some of the most influential emigration shipping lines operating from Liverpool. Photographs from the McRoberts Collection showcase ocean liners and shipping from major shipping lines around the world used to transport emigrants during the mid-19th century through to the 1980s, including those of the following lines: Cunard; Allan; Inman; Holland Amerika; Anchor; White Star; Norddeutscher Lloyd; Dominion; Black Ball.

Notes:

Title from Documents page, viewed on 7 Apr. 2016; part title supplied by cataloguer.

Includes material by or about the following people: J. Bruce Ismay, T.H. Ismay, James Baines, John Hedges.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.