The Nautical Magazine for 1873

The 1873 Nautical Magazine includes shipbuilding statistics, information on ports, fisheries and steam liners, and criticism of proposed seaworthiness legislation.

Various authors (Author)

9781108056526, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 January 2015

1072 pages, 12 b/w illus. 2 maps
21.6 x 14.1 x 5.8 cm, 1.37 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 volume for 1873 continues the new policy of reporting on learned societies and legal matters. Technical aspects of iron ships, steam engines and lifeboats feature prominently, and scientific discussions cover the polar regions, the transit of Venus, and tsunamis. A series of articles describes 'our great ports', including Liverpool, Newcastle, Dublin and Southampton. However, the volume is dominated by an increasingly scathing editorial response to Samuel Plimsoll's proposed legislation against unseaworthiness and overloading, while Lloyds of London's new rule of freeboard is described as 'a dead imposition on shipowners and of no real benefit to the sailor'.

1. January 1873
2. February 1873
3. March 1873
4. April 1873
5. May 1873
6. June 1873
7. July 1873
8. August 1873
9. September 1873
10. October 1873
11. November 1873
12. December 1873
Index.

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