The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1853

The Nautical Magazine for 1853 includes reports on China, India and Australia, and the successful traversing of the North-West Passage.

9781108054416, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

742 pages, 4 b/w illus. 4 maps
21.6 x 14 x 4.1 cm, 0.93 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 1853 volume saw the arrival of a co-publisher, J. D. Potter (an established agent for Admiralty charts), and a move to a new printer associated with Potter, Walter Spiers. It contains articles on China, the Indus, Melbourne and the commercial regulations of Rio de Janeiro. The Antigua hurricane and a meteorological conference at Brussels also feature, as does a treatment for yellow fever. Reports of Robert McClure's long and challenging Arctic expedition in the Investigator dominate the November and December issues, and book reviews include William Kennedy's account of the Prince Albert's voyage in search of Sir John Franklin.

Contents of volume for 1853
1. January 1853
2. February 1853
3. March 1853
4. April 1853
5. May 1853
6. June 1853
7. July 1853
8. August 1853
9. September 1853
10. October 1853
11. November 1853
12. December 1853
Index to volume for 1853.

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