The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1838

The 1838 Nautical Magazine includes coverage of French plans to explore the Antarctic, and H.M.S. Beagle's third voyage, to Australia.

Various Authors (Author)

9781108053945, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

928 pages, 18 b/w illus. 2 maps
21.6 x 14 x 5.2 cm, 1.16 kg

The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832, and was published monthly well into the twenty-first century. It covers a wide range of subjects, including navigation, meteorology, technology and safety. An important resource for maritime historians, it also includes reports on military and scientific expeditions and on current affairs. The 1838 volume, the second of the 'new series', reports the official plan for the voyage of the Astrolabe and the Zelée, scheduled to depart that September to 'the Antarctic Pole', and the ongoing third voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, to Australia. Alongside regular items on wrecks, harbours and lighthouses, naval personnel, and law proceedings, the coronation of Queen Victoria is briefly mentioned. Other contributions include an article on Icelandic geysers by John Barrow, instructions for preserving plant specimens, descriptions of Pitcairn Island, poisonous serpents, pirates and mutiny, and an energetic polemic against animal magnetism and homeopathy.

Contents of vol. for 1838
Part I. January 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part II. February 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part III. March 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part IV. April 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part V. May 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part VI. June 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part VII. July 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part VIII. August 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part IX. September 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part X. October 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part XI. November 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part XII. December 1838: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Index
List of plates.

Subject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH]