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The Naval Chronicle published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 is a key sou... 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... more

The Naval Chronicle published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 is a key sou... 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... more

The Naval Chronicle published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 is a key sou... 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... more

The Naval Chronicle published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 is a key sou... 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... more

The Naval Chronicle published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 is a key sou... 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... more

The Naval Chronicle published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 is a key sou... 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... more

After completing his studies at Trinity College Oxford John Charnock (1756-180... After completing his studies at Trinity College Oxford John Charnock (1756-1807) joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer. Though details of his career at sea are lacking he is known to have embarked on assiduous research into historical and contemporary... more

After completing his studies at Trinity College Oxford John Charnock (1756-180... After completing his studies at Trinity College Oxford John Charnock (1756-1807) joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer. Though details of his career at sea are lacking he is known to have embarked on assiduous research into historical and contemporary... more

Sir Walter Oakeshott was a British scholar who is best known as the discoverer... Sir Walter Oakeshott was a British scholar who is best known as the discoverer of the Winchester Manuscript of Malory s Morte d Arthur while he was an assistant master at Winchester College. He later became Rector of Lincoln College and Vice-Chancellor... more

The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832 and was published monthly well in... 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... more

The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832 and was published monthly well in... 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... more

The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832 and was published monthly well in... 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... more

Enhanced by several attractive engravings this work first published in 1881 il... Enhanced by several attractive engravings this work first published in 1881 illuminates Arctic exploration in the region of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago north of the Russian mainland. Naval officer Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) summarises... more

In 1850 a small squadron of British naval vessels under the command of Horatio... In 1850 a small squadron of British naval vessels under the command of Horatio Austin sought to locate the missing Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin. The ships were trapped in ice by September 1850 and the men were forced to endure the forbidding... more

A friend of Sir Joseph Banks and with scientific interests of his own the nava... A friend of Sir Joseph Banks and with scientific interests of his own the naval officer Constantine John Phipps (1744-92) was appointed by the Admiralty in 1773 to command an Arctic expedition in search of a passage to the Pacific. Among the crew was a... more

Following distinguished naval service during the Napoleonic Wars Edward Chappe... Following distinguished naval service during the Napoleonic Wars Edward Chappell (1792-1861) took part in two voyages patrolling British fisheries in North America. The second of these in 1814 is recounted in this journal first published in 1817.... more

This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (... This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) was published in 1927 by two relatives (both professional authors) using the detailed journals which he kept from 1862. Markham was the cousin of Sir Clements... more

A naval officer and man of science Basil Hall (1788-1844) commanded the brig H... A naval officer and man of science Basil Hall (1788-1844) commanded the brig HMS Lyra as part of Lord Amherst s 1816 embassy to the Qing court in China. While Amherst was engaged on his ultimately abortive venture the mission s ships visited the west... more

This is the last of four books on the history of Cambridge University by the d... This is the last of four books on the history of Cambridge University by the distinguished historian and Fellow of Trinity College D.A. Winstanley first published in 1947. It covers the period from 1860 to 1882 when new University Statutes resulting... more

The first Student s Guide to the University of Cambridge was published in 1863... The first Student s Guide to the University of Cambridge was published in 1863 and there were subsequent editions in 1866 1874 (the version offered here) 1880 1891 and 1893. There is no authorial name on the title page but the initials J. R. S. on the... more