The Nautical Magazine for 1834

The 1834 Nautical Magazine includes reports on the Navy, international shipping, steam technology, electrical power, the Arctic and New Zealand.

Various Authors (Author)

9781108053860, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

870 pages, 47 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 2 maps
21.6 x 14 x 4.9 cm, 1.09 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 1834 volume devotes much space to naval news, including lists of ships and their captains, courts martial, promotions and appointments, births, marriages and deaths. It discusses the use of electricity for lighthouses and of steam engines in mines and ships, reports the launch of a new steam frigate, lists recent shipwrecks, and contains the timetables for the Falmouth packet boats to the Mediterranean, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Other contributions include a list of Arctic expeditions from England, a lurid account of a Maori haka and alleged cannibalism, and proposed designs for lightning conductors aboard ship.

Part I. January 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Literary and scientific notices
Nautical miscellany
Part II. February 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval intelligence
Part III. March 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval intelligence
Part IV. April 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval intelligence
Part V. May 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval intelligence
Part VI. June 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval intelligence
Part VII. July 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part VIII. August 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part IX. September 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part X. October 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part XI. November 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part XII. December 1834: Hydrography
Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Supplement. December 1834: Miscellaneous intelligence
Index
Instructions to the binder - plates.

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