The Naval Chronicle: Volume 8, July–December 1802
Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects

Volume 8 of the Naval Chronicle (1802), published during the Peace of Amiens, concentrates on professional and technical naval subjects.

James Stanier Clarke (Edited by), John McArthur (Edited by)

9781108018470, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 September 2010

566 pages, 19 b/w illus.
21.6 x 3.2 x 14 cm, 0.71 kg

The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. This reissue is the first complete printed reproduction of what was the most influential maritime publication of its day. The subjects covered range from accounts of battles and lists of ships to notices of promotions and marriages, courts martial and deaths, and biographies, poetry and letters. Each volume also contains engravings and charts relating to naval engagements and important harbours around the world. Volume 8, published in 1802 during the brief Peace of Amiens, focuses mainly on technical and professional matters, such as shipbuilding, marine insurance, calculating longitude, and the opening of the new West India Docks, London. It includes descriptions of the Andaman Islands, Malta and Copenhagen, and biographies of admirals such as Lord Anson and Sir Thomas Graves, together with reviews of books on naval topics.

Preface
Biographical memoirs
An account of the institution and practice of insurance against the dangers of the sea
Naval literature
Poetry
Naval anecdotes, commercial hints, recollections, etc.
Gazette letters
Shipwrecks
Monthly register of naval events
Illustrations of naval history
Admiralty sessions
Imperial parliament
Index.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]