The Nautical Magazine for 1836

The 1836 Nautical Magazine comments upon conditions on convict and emigrant ships, and reports on steam technology, lighthouses and wreckers.

Various Authors (Author)

9781108053884, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

870 pages, 22 b/w illus. 3 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 1836 volume shows gradual changes in the structure of individual issues, with 'Naval Chronicle' appearing as a section heading from July onwards, in a font closely resembling the title page of that earlier periodical (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). It contains reports of the loss of a convict ship and ensuing discussion of conditions on convict and emigrant ships, and comments on a new tonnage bill affecting the registration and taxation of ships. Other topics covered include steam power, lighthouse and harbour construction, courts martial, wreckers in France and a description of the Jagannath temple in Orissa.

Part I. January 1836: Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part II. February 1836: Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part III. [ No. 49 March] 1836: Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part IV. April 1836: Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part V. May 1836: Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Part VI. June 1836: Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Part VII. July 1836: Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Naval register
Part VIII. August 1836: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part IX. September 1836: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part X. October 1836: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Part XI. November 1836: Original papers
Naval register
Part XII. December 1836: Original papers
Naval chronicle
Supplement. December 1836: Original papers
Miscellaneous intelligence
Index
List of plates and cuts.

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