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 1833 volume contains frequent references to steam power, comparing steam marine engines and those used in the mines of Cornwall, and noting new steamship routes. Arctic exploration features prominently, with consideration of policy on expeditions, a drawing of an ice-reinforced ship, and a report on Sir John Ross's recently completed second voyage (described in detail in Ross' 1835 book, also available in the Cambridge Library Collection). Other topics covered include Australia, the Pacific, the Falkland Islands and St Kilda, navigation infrastructure projects and naval personnel, while a long-running serial presents the 'advice of a sailor to his son'.
Contents
Part I. January 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science and art; Nautical miscellany; Part II. February 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science and art; Nautical miscellany; Part III. March 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science and art; Nautical miscellany; Part IV. April 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science and art; Nautical miscellany; Part V. May 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science and art; Nautical miscellany; Part VI. June 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Literary and scientific notices; Nautical miscellany; Part VII. July 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Literary and scientific notices; Nautical miscellany; Part VIII. August 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Literary and scientific notices; Nautical miscellany; Part IX. September 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Literary and scientific notices; Nautical miscellany; Part X. October 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Literary and scientific notices; Nautical miscellany; Part XI. November 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Literary and scientific notices; Nautical miscellany; Part XII. December 1833: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Literary and scientific notices; Nautical miscellany; Supplement; Index; Instructions to the binder - plates.
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