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Sara Caputo

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History Senior Research Fellow & Director of Studies at Magdalene College, Cambridge; British Academy PDRF. Histories of maritime labour, mapping, and medicine (Britain, France, Spain, & Italy). https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-sara-caputo

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Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hello sky! 👋

I'm Sara, a historian of maritime spaces and communities. I teach, read, and write at the University of Cambridge, UK. I'm interested in the history of maritime labour, migration, mapping, and medicine.

I look forward to meeting more of you here!

www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-sa...

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weatherwaxesme.bsky.social @weatherwaxesme.bsky.social · 3d

@saracaputo.bsky.social I saw your book and thought, that would be an excellent read for our sailing trip in Croatia. Was not disappointed, great book!

The book Tracks on the Ocean by Sara Caputo lying on the back of a sailing boat, in the background the sea, some Islands, blue sky and the sun low on the horizon.

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Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, thank you! A really lovely picture and a very flattering comment, especially coming from someone with the sky-high standards of Granny Weatherwax.

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Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social · 1d

We've joined the blue sky! Just as the skies darken for winter too

Please let your followers know that the Scottish History Society has arrived!

Find out more about memberships, the society, and events at our website: scottishhistorysociety.com

The Scottish History Society

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Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social · 1d

Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.

scottishhistorysociety.com/shs-winter-l...

SHS Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 16d

"Ocean routes’ complicated beginnings."

Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @saracaputo.bsky.social & @uchicagopress.bsky.social!

Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you!

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 18d

I'm very pleased to announce that the call for proposed Special Issues of the Historical Journal is now live, with a deadline of 12th December. Please do spread widely among your networks — @saracaputo.bsky.social and I look forward to reading your submissions! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Historical Journal Call for Special Issues

Welcome to Cambridge Core

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Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it!

Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you! I don't think any book *could* ever truly explain this, but Tracks does certainly grapple with the hugely mind-blowing nature of voyaging, and how people have tried to make sense of it, or indeed wield it.

Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you!

Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you!

Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you, Elke!

Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Tracks on the Ocean

An engaging look at ocean routes’ complicated beginnings and elusive impact. Sara Caputo’s Tracks on the Ocean is a sweeping history of how we have understood routes of travel over the ocean and ho...

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Chris R. Langley @chrislangley.bsky.social · Sep 2

The latest special issue of @scottishhistreview.bsky.social, on Scotland's Environmental History, is out!

Thanks to the guest editors, Rebecca Main, Richard Oram & Annie Tindley, for their fantastic work.

Read the issue on the @edinburghup.bsky.social website: www.euppublishing.com/toc/shr/104/2

Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - shr: Vol 104, No 2

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Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Paperback day!

Cover of book 'Tracks on the Ocean: A History of Trailblazing, Maps and Maritime Travel'. Ship and map on blue background.

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Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you! More writing about maps is always a good thing, and the more paths leading to it the merrier. I'm delighted you are enjoying the book.

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Brooke Jarvis @brookejarvis.bsky.social · Aug 19

Did a seagull write these

A sign by a restaurant that says, "DO NOT BE AFRAID OF OVERFEEDING: Seagulls are dainty eaters." In the background you can see the Puget Sound and two people feeding seagulls.

The other side of the sign reads: "SEAGULLS WELCOME: Seagull lovers are welcome to feed seagulls in need. Please do not feed pidgeons." -Ivar's Pier 54 Fish Bar

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Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh 🍉🌻🟥 @gianamar97.bsky.social · Aug 7

So excited to share my new article in @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social:
"Colonial World-Making and Global Knowledges at the Early Modern Cape of Good Hope" (Open access)
academic.oup.com/past/advance...

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Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Aug 1

Hooray!! Huge congratulations, Elaine!

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Sara Caputo @saracaputo.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thank you!

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Jochen Hung @jochenhung.bsky.social · Jul 16

Are you looking for a publisher for your manuscript in cultural history or heritage studies? We are setting up a new book series with Bloomsbury, titled Cultural History and Historical Culture.

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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · Jul 13

People don't seem to know that anyone can buy an interrail pass which makes European train travel much cheaper. Please tell them!

www.interrail.eu/en

Interrail.eu | 1 rail pass, 33 countries

Travel across Europe and discover 33 countries by train with Interrail. Enjoy the best rail travel experience in Europe with our Interrail Pass!

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Mark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · Jun 10

Excited to be giving the keynote address for this on Thursday afternoon, entitled 'Making and Unmaking the World of the Early English East India Company'. The talk involves a lot of drinking, multilingual cursing, and things going up in flames. And that's if it goes well!

#earlymodern #skystorians

Joey Crozier @joeycrozier.bsky.social · May 14

Very excited for the Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern #conference at Aberystwyth, 12-13 June 2025.

For #skystorians interested in joining, please see the form for more information below. Looking forward to seeing y’all next month.

forms.gle/wC5oA5NFJE15...

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