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The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1864

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1864
Authors and Contributors      Other
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - The Nautical Magazine
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:716
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreMeteorology and climatology
Shipbuilding technology, engineering and trades
ISBN/Barcode 9781108054928
ClassificationsDewey:387.505
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Maps; 14 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 March 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 1864 volume has a strong Asian focus, devoting extensive coverage to Japan. As well as the usual reports on wrecks, it lists the number of lives saved by lifeboats during the first forty years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and contains a poster on performing resuscitation after drowning. Map construction, coastline changes and the decline of Bristol Docks also feature, as does a report recommending Dartmouth as a landing place for mail. This volume also describes the development and opening of the Royal School for Naval Architecture and, for the last time, contains papers of the Nautical Club.