The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1854

The 1854 Nautical Magazine includes coverage of the Crimean War, colonial Africa, the Arctic and the charting of Australia's coast.

9781108054454, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

722 pages, 22 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 4 cm, 0.9 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 1854 volume records the grant of an annuity to the widow and daughter of the famous hydrographer of the Australian coast, Matthew Flinders, forty years after his death, and a summary of Flinders' achievements. Later in the volume, the fate of Sir John Franklin (who had served as a midshipman under Flinders) is reported; other Arctic coverage includes an essay on the 'Western Esquimaux'. A major focus is the Crimean War: the Black Sea, the Ottoman and French fleets, the declaration of war and extracts from despatches from Balaclava. West Africa and the Portuguese African colonies also feature.

Contents of volume for 1854
1. January 1854
2. February 1854
3. March 1854
4. April 1854
5. May 1854
6. June 1854
7. July 1854
8. August 1854
9. September 1854
10. October 1854
11. November 1854
12. December 1854
Index to volume for 1854.

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