Introduction
The pen in the first person : the artist as eyewitness on voyages of exploration
'Tahiti revisited' : the historicizing visual order of the world in the art of Cook's voyages
A sea of faith : visualizing maritime Britain and the articulation of national identity in the Atlantic world
'Framed by a Black': shipwreck and masculinity in the Black Atlantic
Commerce, luxury and the moralization of shipwreck : the East India Company
The image of the sailor
War and Britishness
Battle of the pictures : painting the history of Trafalgar
Conclusion.
Empire to nation : art, history and the visualization of maritime Britain, 1768-1829 by Geoff Quilley. ISBN 9780300175684. Published by Yale University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.