The Naval Chronicle: Volume 29, January-July 1813: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a ... ... Library Collection - Naval Chronicle)

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reissue, 9/2/2010
EAN 9781108018685, ISBN10: 1108018688

Paperback, 570 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm
Language: English

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.

Preface
Biographical memoirs
Nautical anecdotes
Correspondence
General maritime force of Europe
Hydrography
Naval bulletins
State papers
Naval literature
Naval poetry
Marine law
Naval history of the present year, 1813
Philosophical papers
Astronomy
Index.