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C. Kitching, 1947 ⋅ From ‘Insula d. Helenæ’ by Theodore de Bry, 1601 Copyright © The Hebrew University of Jerusalem & The Jewish National & University Library ⋅ From Ship out to isolated St Helena before the planes land, 13th February 2015, Mail & Guardian, South Africa ⋅ From ‘St Helena: A Physical, Historical and Topographical Description of the Island{7}’ ⋅ From ‘Views of St Helena’, by G.W. 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Grimshaw (John) ⋅ Jean-Baptiste-Henri Durand-Brager ⋅ Jeb Brooks ⋅ Jeff Cant ⋅ JE Fowler ⋅ Joanna Crowie, 10th September 2018 ⋅ Joanna Roberts-George ⋅ John Coyle ⋅ John Ekwall, originator of the site ‘The Homepage of St Helena’ ⋅ John Isaac Lilley, 1861-1866 ⋅ John Kerr, Artist ⋅ John Melliss, The island of St Helena, 1909 ⋅ Johnny Clingham ⋅ John Tyrrell ⋅ John Vigor, ‘Small Boat to Freedom’, 2005 ⋅ João de Barros, Portuguese chronicler, 1552 ⋅ Julian Cairns-Wicks, writing in the St Helena Herald, 6th June 2003 ⋅ Ken Denholm ⋅ Leigh Morris ⋅ Letter in The Independent, 17th July 2015 ⋅ Letter in the St Helena Herald, 11th October 2002 ⋅ Letter to the St Helena Herald, 19th October 2001 ⋅ Liberated African Advisory Committee, August 2020 ⋅ Lolly Young ⋅ Lonely Planet www.lonelyplanet.com ⋅ Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, House or Lords#, 10th February 2021 ⋅ Lynette Stuart (nee Joshua) ⋅ Made for the St Helena Heritage Society AGM 2019 by Burgh House Media Productions ⋅ Manfred Rippich (Germany) ⋅ Manfred Rippich/Radio St Helena ⋅ Marc Lavaud/Tourist Information Office ⋅ Mark Westmoquette ⋅ Matt Joshua ⋅ Media Review Report, September 2016 ⋅ Michel Dancoisne-Martineau ⋅ Mike Olsson, Editorial, St Helena Herald, 15th August 2003 ⋅ Mike Thorsen Imagery banzaichicken.blogspot.com{6} ⋅ MJ Ltd ⋅ mongabay.com ⋅ Museum of St Helena ⋅ Napoleon on Saint Helena Website ⋅ Napoleon’s Garden Island by Donal P McCracken (2022) ⋅ National Geographic Magazine ⋅ Neil Fantom, January 2019 ⋅ NGV (Australia), 3 October 2012 ⋅ Nick Thorpe ⋅ Nico Van Heerden{9} ⋅ allatsea.co.za ⋅ awshipmanagement.com ⋅ expert-tours.de ⋅ mg.co.za, Retrieved 13th February 2015 ⋅ twoyearsintheatlantic.com, Retrieved 27th October 2015 ⋅ voyage.sh ⋅ worldlicenseplates.com ⋅ www.britishmuseum.org ⋅ www.bvibeacon.com/‌commentary-ots-far-and-wide-compared, 31st October 2018 ⋅ www.cia.gov/‌the-world-factbook/‌countries/‌saint-helena-ascension-and-tristan-da-cunha, Retrieved 19th January 2016 ⋅ 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Material Used Declaration

Information is reproduced here for educational non-commercial use only; all copyrights are acknowledged. Excerpts fall within the doctrine of ‘fair use’.

Information and images presented on this site are gleaned from many sources, mostly on the Internet but all in the public domain. Acknowledgement is offered to:

• ‘St Helena 500’, by Robin Gill & Percy Teale, published in 1997;

• The St Helena Heritage Society database;

• The island’s newspapers{12};

• An online database maintained by Ian Bruce, from which many of the downloadable historical documents are sourced, and Ian’s invaluable help with research and tracking down obscure documents;

• The blogs of J.C. Grimshaw and John Tyrrell (who has also written for ‘Wirebird’, the magazine of Friends of St Helena{5});

• The writings of the various island historians.

Some images are sourced from the Wikipedia (and related projects) and are used under the Creative Commons Licence{12} .

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