reference sources for Aubrey/Maturin
transcription of Jack's letter to Sophie (from the movie) as displayed on the HMS Surprise, San Diego Maritime Museum
my weak attempt at a diagram of Jack's breeches
Irish rules for duelling from 1777
some favorite quotes from the books (may contain spoilers):
a list of songs and verse in the Aubrey/Maturin books
1801 map of the strait of Copenhagen from The Naval Chronicle [warning: 927KB]
framegrabs from the movie (DVD) added May 23-June 6, 2004