The Nautical Magazine for 1832

The first issue of The Nautical Magazine (1832) contains naval and shipping news and articles on exploration, meteorology and astronomy.

Various Authors (Author)

9781108053846, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

598 pages, 12 b/w illus. 3 maps
21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.75 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 first volume opens by explaining the magazine's objectives, notably to promote the safety of seamen and the advancement of hydrography. The content reflects the interests of the founding editor, Captain (later Rear-Admiral) A. B. Becher (1796–1876), and especially his commanding officer, the enormously productive Hydrographer of the Navy, Francis Beaufort (1774–1857). Besides managing the surveying and publication of a definitive repository of charts (new additions are regularly listed in the magazine), Beaufort was influential in promoting exploration, oceanography, meteorology and astronomy, all of which feature prominently from the first volume, together with naval and shipping news.

Part I. March 1832: Address to the public
Introduction
Hydrography
Voyages
Works in navigation and nautical science
Nautical miscellany
Part II. April 1832: Hydrography
Voyages
Works of nautical science and art
Nautical miscellany
Part III. May 1832: Hydrography
Voyages and maritime papers
Works of nautical and geographical science, and art
Nautical miscellany
Part IV. June 1832: Hydrography
Maritime papers, reviews of voyages, etc
Works of nautical and geographical science, and art
Nautical miscellany
Part V. July 1832: Hydrography
Maritime papers, reviews of voyages, etc
Works of nautical and geographical science, and art
Nautical miscellany
Part VI. August 1832: Hydrography
Voyages and maritime papers
Works of nautical and geographical science, and art
Nautical miscellany
Part VII. September 1832: Hydrography
Voyages and maritime papers
Works of nautical and geographical science, and art
Nautical miscellany
Part VIII. October 1832: Hydrography
Voyages and maritime papers
Works of nautical and geographical science, and art
Nautical miscellany
Part IX. November 1832: Hydrography
Voyages and maritime papers
Works of nautical and geographical science, and art
Nautical miscellany
Part X. December 1832: Hydrography
Voyages and maritime papers
Works of nautical and geographical science, and art
Nautical miscellany
Index to volume 1.

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