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The Naval Chronicle, Volume 29: 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
9780511731839, 9781108018685
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511731839
Google Books ID
34LvghgrSTAC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18796066 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Naval Chronicle
Edition
Reissue
Pages
566\566
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 29, published in 1813, contains many documents relating to the American navy following the start of the Anglo-American War in 1812, and records the American government's view of early successes in the war and a British declaration describing the war's causes. The volume also includes a biography of Sir Francis Drake and a technical article describing a method of fumigating ships to kill vermin.

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