https://www.ageofrope.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-10 https://www.ageofrope.com/blog/sihkovos7mqfhqm7gg56y48bvj2k26-kyxfw monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/94602bb7-438f-4ae7-a150-4295171f437e/Screenshot+2026-03-09+at+09.14.36.png Research - Ropewalks: Long and Low - Make it stand out Landing page of the digital humanities mapping project Ropewalks: Long and Low https://www.ageofrope.com/blog/i2ljv3wr3t722yadcpscbr62awi2rm-sztkl monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/7d90c527-4ebf-4f28-b342-fab352dd1ccf/Anderson_FIG5.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/748a2e71-6616-40f3-85d7-6cb6ca88c100/Anderson_FIG1.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 1. Karlskrona naval base ropewalk, Lindholmen, Sweden, from 1692. Photograph by Boatbuilder. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/7c69bcfb-4964-4c43-b8ea-4f2dfdfd7079/Anderson_FIG2.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 2. Interior of Karlskrona naval base ropewalk, Lindholmen, Sweden, from 1692. Photograph by Boatbuilder. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/e10fe7f8-ad39-4c03-9145-1f60121fd3d9/Anderson_FIG3.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 3. Rigging on mainmast and halyard. CCO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/86fac6f9-9759-4ced-a1c6-9bd4e2bca737/Anderson_FIG4.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 4. Advertisement for ropemaking in Bewdley, Birmingham, established 1770. Image courtesy of Bewdley Museum, Wyre Forest District Council. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/3fb5f1ce-a2ac-4aea-bede-7d6256cdd5b0/Anderson_FIG5.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 5. Lowe’s ropeworks, Bewdley, Birmingham. Reprinted courtesy of the Bewdley Museum, Wyre Forest District Council. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/03fab0e2-6eec-4584-add1-7d975b9ee0cc/Anderson_FIG6.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 6. “Lorenz Sayler, Ropemaker.” Nuremberg Twelve Brothers Housebook, about 1425. Photo courtesy of Stadtbibliothek im Bildungscampus Nürnberg, Amb.317.2°,f.16r. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/96ce8aed-d9cc-407e-bcf1-93c09f56a262/Anderson_FIG7.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 7. Hackles and hemp fibers. Reprinted courtesy of the Bewdley Museum, Wyre Forest District Council. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/27e7f836-b718-4047-b927-7a9477e6fa33/Anderson_FIG8.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 8. Tar kiln in Luomala village, Lappajärvi, Finland, 1948. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/2181314f-4c92-4895-b77b-9f86e02cd5b3/Anderson_FIG9.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 9. Laying the rope. Strands are tied to a rotating hook on the jack. Clockwise tension is kept on the other ends by rotating hooks and the strands are twisted counterclockwise to make rope. CCO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/4526158e-3436-4458-b88d-2aff8de8b273/Anderson_FIG10.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 1: Manufacture - Make it stand out Figure 10. Laying the rope using the ‘jack.’ The wooden top used to separate the strands is on the ground. Lowe’s ropeworks, c. 1900, Bewdley Birmingham. Reprinted courtesy of the Bewdley Museum, Wyre Forest District Council. https://www.ageofrope.com/blog/9zikyg3jnfg7srgryx0i3sfmk8319t monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/4b84541b-04dc-4401-9c57-a6d579c1f067/Anderson_FIG2.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 2: Building Ropewalks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/83155c74-569c-45ba-abb0-17ebd1ff6da4/Anderson_FIG1.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 2: Building Ropewalks - Make it stand out Figure 1. La Corderie Royale, Rochefort, France. Photograph by Yoyolicia. Creative-Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/061f66c7-ca79-4beb-b726-1b482542e5f6/Anderson_FIG2.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 2: Building Ropewalks - Make it stand out Figure 2. La Corderie Royale, Rochefort, France. Creative-Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/1c92d785-8590-4a14-812a-8b8f7e0c672e/Anderson_FIG3.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 2: Building Ropewalks - Make it stand out Figure 3. Plan, section and elevation of the ropewalk in Venice, 1669. Collection des cinq-cents de Colbert, Folio 66. Bibliothèque National de France. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/f467b8aa-706f-4bd3-91a7-86c011be7304/Anderson_FIG4.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 2: Building Ropewalks - Make it stand out Figure 4. Corderie della Tana, Arsenal, Venice. Photo Federicofoto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/4fe2d4c5-a17e-4838-9b6f-5b2a123a935f/Anderson_FIG5.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 2: Building Ropewalks - Make it stand out Figure 5. Ropewalk, Chatham. Photo Gaius Cornelius. Creative-Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/9763f011-7fb7-4540-9661-ed4e5d14a615/Anderson_FIG6.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 2: Building Ropewalks - Make it stand out Figure 6. Chatham dockyards buildings. ADM 140/21. 1735. National Archives, Kew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698911b6113afe4a5ba90d2b/be405224-de2c-4770-91fd-f0a35bd24d00/Anderson_FIG7.png Research - The Age of Rope, Part 2: Building Ropewalks - Make it stand out Figure 7. Chatham dockyards buildings; proposed alterations in machinery at yarn houses. ADM 140/110. 1735. 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