The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1865

The 1865 Nautical Magazine includes updates on international cable projects, reports from Australasia and news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

9781108054911, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 March 2013

714 pages, 6 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 4 cm, 0.89 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 1865 volume devotes much attention to cable-laying, particularly the East Indian cable project and the Atlantic efforts involving the Great Eastern. Reports from around the world include navigational information about the coast of Queensland, details of a new daily time signal at Melbourne (soon to be triggered by electricity) and of a new religious movement among the New Zealand Maori, as well as a serialised account of a voyage to the Mariana Islands. Other articles discuss iron ships, naval movements, wrecks and lifeboats, and new railway and shipping services. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is also reported.

Contents of volume for 1865
1. January 1865
2. February 1865
3. March 1865
4. April 1865
5. May 1865
6. June 1865
7. July 1865
8. August 1865
9. September 1865
10. October 1865
11. November 1865
12. December 1865
Index to volume for 1865
Lights.

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