1808 Naval Chronicle Royal Navy Wrecks Madeira Island Norway Fjords Steam Ships

1808 Naval Chronicle Royal Navy Wrecks Madeira Island Norway Fjords Steam Ships

‘The Naval Chronicle’ was a British periodical which began publication starting in 1799. Its focus was to provide information on the Royal Navy, particularly biographical sketches of important figures, histories, news, and other essays on nautical subjects, to the British public.

This illustrated 1808 issue features impressive views of ships, sea battles, castles, lighthouses, and portraits of admirals. This particular volume includes information on:

• Description of Island of Madeira, port
• Sea, land events in Lisbon, Portugal
  • Earthquake that caused sinking ships
• Developments in the steam ship
• Description and illustrations of the shores of Venezuela
• West Indies, Redonda Island
• Fjords in Norway

Item number: #16243

Price: $599

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The naval chronicle, a general and biographical history of the royal navy of the United Kingdom… volume xix

London: printed and published by Joyce Gold, 1808.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • viii, 515, [15]
  • 14 engravings
• Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Hon. Frederic Noel
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9.5in X 6in (24cm x 15cm)

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