The Nautical Magazine for 1874

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Nautical Magazine for 1874
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Various authors
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - The Nautical Magazine
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:1086
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 141
ISBN/Barcode 9781108056533
ClassificationsDewey:387.05
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Printed music items; 2 Maps; 25 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 January 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 includes reports on military and scientific expeditions and on current affairs. The 1874 volume continues the previous year's attacks on attempts by Samuel Plimsoll to introduce seaworthiness inspections and other safety regulations, arguing for 'individual responsibility' rather than 'maternal interference by the State in the business concerns of daily life'. In addition to covering these debates, this volume concludes the series of articles on 'great ports' and begins one on 'our colonies'. It also contains the latest statistics on shipbuilding, substantial updates on steam technology, notes on a fascinating selection of court cases, and a song claimed to be highly effective in teaching trainee seamen the 'rule of the road at sea'.