Pieter van der Merwe

Pieter Thomas van der Merwe is an English author on aspects of British maritime history. He focuses on the period from 1500 to 1914, but also writes on maritime archaeology and medieval shipbuilding. Other subjects include the history of Greenwich, marine painting, stage scene-painting and maritime life in art, portraiture, literature and drama. He is a graduate of the University of Manchester and the University of Bristol. He joined the staff of the National Maritime Museum in 1974 and was its General Editor until 2018.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater London in 2012 and represents the Crown in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Works

The Spectacular Career of Clarkson Stanfield Historic Maritime Greenwich A Refuge for All: Greenwich Hospital, 1694-1994 Nelson, an Illustrated History E. Dekker, Globes at Greenwich... South: the Race to the Pole Captain Cook in the Pacific Science and the French and British Navies, 1700-1850 Pioneers of the Pacific: Voyages of Exploration, 1787-1810 The Queen's House, Greenwich