The Naval Chronicle
The Naval Chronicle
John McArthur
CAD$83.95
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 28, published in 1812, concentrates on the Anglo-American War of 1812. It discusses events surrounding the war, and reprints state papers detailing America's grievances with Britain and the British declaration of war itself. It also describes the proposed construction of a breakwater in Plymouth Sound and its estimated costs, and includes a chart and description of the Cape of Good Hope.
Product details
September 2010Paperback
9781108018678
568 pages
216 × 32 × 140 mm
0.71kg
11 b/w illus. 3 maps
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Biographical memoirs
- Naval anecdotes, commercial hints, recollections, etc.
- Correspondence
- State papers
- Naval history of the present year, 1812
- Naval and hydraulic architecture
- Hydrography
- Naval literature
- Naval poetry
- Marine law
- Naval premiums
- Philosophical papers
- Naval bulletins
- Index.
