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The Naval Chronicle, Volume 08: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects

By James Stanier Clarke (editor) , John McArthur (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780511731600, 9781108018470
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511731600
Google Books ID
EE5Ljlw5GUUC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17957500 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Naval Chronicle
Pages
560\560
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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.

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