The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1843

The Nautical Magazine for 1843 includes fascinating early data sets on ocean currents, and several 'bottle charts' compiled from them.

9781108054355, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

874 pages, 28 b/w illus. 3 maps
21.6 x 14 x 4.9 cm, 1.09 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 volume for 1843 includes substantial data sets relating to 'bottle charts', on which oceanic currents were recorded by comparing the time and place bottles were thrown overboard with when and where they were later found. A brief verse found in a bottle after a shipwreck is also printed. Books reviewed include Frederick William Beechey's A Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection), and the correspondence pages refer to a discussion between the editor, Commander Becher, and his superior, Beaufort, about whether serving naval officers should be allowed to contribute copy to the journal.

Contents of volume for 1843
1. January 1843
2. February 1843
3. March 1843
4. April 1843
5. May 1843
6. June 1843
7. July 1843
8. August 1843
9. September 1843
10. October 1843
11. November 1843
12. December 1843
Index
List of plates
List of engravings on wood.

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