The Library’s first online exhibit is now up!  This exhibit showcases Henry Bushby’s manuscript “Notes on Knots.”  Composed of eight volumes with over 1,900 hand-written pages and beautifully drawn pen and ink diagrams, Bushby’s manuscript represents an in depth study of knotting and ropework, as well as knot theory.   Be sure to click on the [...]

From the rigging of the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria to the humble fisherman’s line, knots have been at the foundation of many of the most important, and everyday, events in maritime history.  Without knots, much of the maritime world would literally fall apart. Library staff recently unearthed what many in the knot-tying community consider [...]