The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1851

The Nautical Magazine for 1851 describes Baffin Bay and Labrador, pirates and privateers, shipping services to Asia and Turkish vocabulary.

9781108054430, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

724 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 2 maps
21.6 x 14 x 4 cm, 0.91 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 1851 features several pieces about the Arctic, including descriptions of Baffin Bay and Labrador, and reviews of two books describing the searches for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to the North-West Passage. The content also includes the East India mail schedules, a bloodthirsty 'journal of a Russian privateer' and the final parts of the 'Turkish for Tars' course begun the previous year. There is an unusual foray into ancient history, describing Julius Caesar's expedition to England, and an advertising feature promoting a preserved potato product ideal for ships' provisions, a precursor of modern 'instant mash'.

Contents of volume for 1851
1. January 1851
2. February 1851
3. March 1851
4. April 1851
5. May 1851
6. June 1851
7. July 1851
8. August 1851
9. September 1851
10. October 1851
11. November 1851
12. December 1851
General index to volume for 1851
New books
Plates.

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