Don Sineti Center for Maritime Heritage

Across wind-scoured coasts and beneath restless seas, maritime history traces humanity’s enduring relationship with water, charting voyages of trade, migration, conflict, and discovery. From ancient canoe routes to steel-hulled empires, ships carried languages, beliefs, and ecosystems between worlds, shaping cultures in their wake. Studying these currents reveals how ports became crossroads, how sailors read stars and storms, and how coastal communities adapted to tides both literal and political. Preserving maritime heritage—through archives, oral histories, and fragile wrecks—safeguards stories at risk of erosion, reminding us that oceans are not barriers, but living highways linking past and present for generations to come.

000 General Maritime History	000.0 General Maritime History 000.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age World 000.2 Maritime Classical Age World 000.3 Maritime Medieval World 000.4 Maritime 16th C World 000.5 Maritime 17th C World 000.5 Maritime 18th C World 000.6 Maritime Early 19th C World 000.7 Maritime Late 19th C World 000.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century World 000.9 Maritime Late 19th C World
001 Arctic & North Atlantic Maritime History	001.0 General Maritime History of the Arctic & North Atlantic 001.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age Arctic & North Atlantic 001.2 Maritime Classical Age Arctic & North Atlantic 001.3 Maritime Medieval Arctic & North Atlantic 001.4 Maritime 16th C Arctic & North Atlantic 001.5 Maritime 17th C Arctic & North Atlantic 001.5 Maritime 18th C Arctic & North Atlantic 001.6 Maritime Early 19th C Arctic & North Atlantic 001.7 Maritime Late 19th C Arctic & North Atlantic 001.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century Arctic & North Atlantic 001.9 Maritime Late 19th C Arctic & North Atlantic
002 South Atlantic Maritime History	002.0 General Maritime History of the South Atlantic 002.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age South Atlantic 002.2 Maritime Classical Age South Atlantic 002.3 Maritime Medieval South Atlantic 002.4 Maritime 16th C South Atlantic 002.5 Maritime 17th C South Atlantic 002.5 Maritime 18th C South Atlantic 002.6 Maritime Early 19th C South Atlantic 002.7 Maritime Late 19th C South Atlantic 002.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century South Atlantic 002.9 Maritime Late 19th C South Atlantic
003 North Indian Maritime History	003.0 General Maritime History of the North Indian 003.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age North Indian 003.2 Maritime Classical Age North Indian 003.3 Maritime Medieval North Indian 003.4 Maritime 16th C North Indian 003.5 Maritime 17th C North Indian 003.5 Maritime 18th C North Indian 003.6 Maritime Early 19th C North Indian 003.7 Maritime Late 19th C North Indian 003.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century North Indian 003.9 Maritime Late 19th C North Indian
004 South Indian Maritime History	004.0 General Maritime History of the South Indian 004.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age South Indian 004.2 Maritime Classical Age South Indian 004.3 Maritime Medieval South Indian 004.4 Maritime 16th C South Indian 004.5 Maritime 17th C South Indian 004.5 Maritime 18th C South Indian 004.6 Maritime Early 19th C South Indian 004.7 Maritime Late 19th C South Indian 004.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century South Indian 004.9 Maritime Late 19th C South Indian
005 North Pacific Maritime History	005.0 General Maritime History of the North Pacific 005.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age North Pacific 005.2 Maritime Classical Age North Pacific 005.3 Maritime Medieval North Pacific 005.4 Maritime 16th C North Pacific 005.5 Maritime 17th C North Pacific 005.5 Maritime 18th C North Pacific 005.6 Maritime Early 19th C North Pacific 005.7 Maritime Late 19th C North Pacific 005.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century North Pacific 005.9 Maritime Late 19th C North Pacific
006 Central Pacific Maritime History	006.0 General Maritime History of the Central Pacific 006.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age Central Pacific 006.2 Maritime Classical Age Central Pacific 006.3 Maritime Medieval Central Pacific 006.4 Maritime 16th C Central Pacific 006.5 Maritime 17th C Central Pacific 006.5 Maritime 18th C Central Pacific 006.6 Maritime Early 19th C Central Pacific 006.7 Maritime Late 19th C Central Pacific 006.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century Central Pacific 006.9 Maritime Late 19th C Central Pacific
007 South Pacific Maritime History	007.0 General Maritime History of the South Pacific 007.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age South Pacific 007.2 Maritime Classical Age South Pacific 007.3 Maritime Medieval South Pacific 007.4 Maritime 16th C South Pacific 007.5 Maritime 17th C South Pacific 007.5 Maritime 18th C South Pacific 007.6 Maritime Early 19th C South Pacific 007.7 Maritime Late 19th C South Pacific 007.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century World 007.9 Maritime Late 19th C South Pacific
008 Maritime History of the Americas	008.0 General Maritime History of the Americas 008.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age Americas 008.2 Maritime Classical Age Americas 008.3 Maritime Medieval Americas 008.4 Maritime 16th C Americas 008.5 Maritime 17th C Americas 008.5 Maritime 18th C Americas 008.6 Maritime Early 19th C Americas 008.7 Maritime Late 19th C Americas 008.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century Americas 008.9 Maritime Late 19th C Americas
009 Maritime History of Africa & Eurasia	009.0 General Maritime History of Africa & Eurasia 009.1 Maritime Prehistoric & Bronze Age Africa & Eurasia 009.2 Maritime Classical Age Africa & Eurasia 009.3 Maritime Medieval Africa & Eurasia 009.4 Maritime 16th C Africa & Eurasia 009.5 Maritime 17th C Africa & Eurasia 009.5 Maritime 18th C Africa & Eurasia 009.6 Maritime Early 19th C Africa & Eurasia 009.7 Maritime Late 19th C Africa & Eurasia 009.8 Maritime Early 20th C Century Africa & Eurasia 009.9 Maritime Late 19th C Africa & Eurasia