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True greatness : or tributary stanzas to the glorious memory of Lord Viscount Nelson Sansom, T 1806 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-1

Battle of Trafalgar : the victory that inspired a nation. Times, The (London) 2003. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 355.49"1805"(42:44)

A letter to the Right Hon. Spencer Percival [sic], Chancellor of the Exchequer &c. &c. on the subject of certain claims upon the government : together with some observations on the motives which appear to have actuated his conduct in resisting them and containing an appeal to the British nation on the most wanton and invidious aspersion made by him in his ministerial capacity of the character of the late, ever to be lamented, Lord Nelson /by Isabella, Countess of Glencairn. A publicly argued plea to the Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, in which he is accused of having remarked to the author that "I never thought of the late Lord Nelson and his services as the world has; so far otherwise, that I consider his death was the salvation of the country, since, had he lived, he, in one way or other, would have ruined the nation, and emptied the Treasury"--p. 4. 1812. • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 92NELSON

The seasick admiral : Nelson and the health of the Navy /Kevin Brown. "Horatio Nelson did not enjoy robust good health. From his childhood he was prone to many of the ailments so common in the eighteenth century, and after he joined the Navy he contracted fevers that further undermined his strength: he was even seasick whenever he first put to sea. Nevertheless, he saw more action than most officers, and was often wounded - the loss of the sight in one eye and a shattered arm were the most public, but by no means his only injuries. This personal experience of sickness made him uniquely aware of the importance of health and fitness to the efficient running of a fleet, and this new book investigates Nelson's personal contribution to improving the welfare of the men he commanded. It ranges from issues of diet, through hygiene to improved medical practices. Believing prevention was better than cure, Nelson went to great lengths to obtain fresh provisions, insisted on cleanliness in his ships, and even understood the relationship between mental and physical health, working tirelessly to keep up the morale of his men. Many other people contributed to what became a revolution in naval health but because of his heroic status Nelson's influence was hugely significant, a role which this book reveals in detail for the first time."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 613.68(42)"17/18"

An account of a voyage to establish a colony at Port Philip in Bass's Strait on the south coast of New South Wales in His Majesty's Ship Calcutta in the years 1802-3-4 Tuckey, J H 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(944)"1802/1804"

Curious adventures of Captain Stedman, during an expedition to Surinam, in 1773, including the struggles of the negroes, and the barbarities of the planters, dreadful executions, the manner of selling slaves, mutiny of sailors, soldiers etc Stedman, John Gabriel 1805? • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(883)"1773"

The British trident : or register of naval actions including authentic accounts of all the most remarkable engagements at sea in which the British flag has been eminently distinguished from the Spanish Armada to the present time /Archibald Duncan Duncan, Archibald 1805-1809 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1558/1809"(42)

Battle of the Nile : a prize poem : recited in the theatre, Oxford, June 20, 1844 Brereton, Joseph L 1844 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:92Nelson

A voyage around the world in the years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 and 1804 : in which the author visited the principal islands in the Pacific Ocean and the English settlements of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island Turnbull, John 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(94/96)"1800/1804"

The victory of Trafalgar : a naval ode in commemoration of the heroism of the British navy Maxey, Samuel ca1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-1

A complete collection of tables for navigation and nautical astronomy Mendoza y Riâos, Josâe de, 1805 • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 094:527(083.5)

The elements and practice of naval architecture / Steel, David. 1977. Steel, David, 1977 • OVERSIZE • 2 copies available. 629.12

A general history of inland navigation, foreign and domestic : containing a complete account of the canals already executed in England, with considerations of those projected /by J. Philips. Phillips, John. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 626.1

Hunting the last great pirate : Benito de Soto and the rape of the Morning Star /Michael E.A. Ford. "In 1827 the Duke of Wellington - former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and British Prime Minister - ordered the withdrawal of British soldiers from the island of Ceylon after years of bloody conflict there. English cargo vessels, including the unarmed English Quaker ship Morning Star, were dispatched to sail to Colombo to repatriate wounded British soldiers and a cargo of sealed crates containing captured treasure. By January 1828, Morning Star was anchored at Table Bay, Cape Town, before joining an armed British convoy of East Indiamen, heading north. Heavily laden, she struggled to keep up with the ships ahead. The notorious pirate Benito de Soto was the master of a heavily armed pirate ship, lying in wait off Ascension Island in the mid-Atlantic to pick-off stragglers from passing convoys. Morning Star was easily overhauled by the pirate and stopped with cannon fire. Her captain and officers were executed and the attackers fled to Spain with cargo stolen from the stricken ship. Later de Soto buried the treasure and travelled to British-ruled Gibraltar with forged identity documents to sell the spoils. The authorities, however, discovered his identity and he was arrested. Despite the absence of eyewitness evidence that he was the pirate captain, he was convicted of piracy before a British judge and jury and hanged at Gibraltar in early 1830. It is clear that proof of de Soto's guilt in court was lacking, but astonishingly, when renovations were being carried out at de Soto's former home village in Galicia, Spain, in 1926, much of the treasures he had plundered from Morning Star were found buried in the grounds there. Almost 100 years later, British justice administered in London and Gibraltar was vindicated."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 364.1640946

Nelson against Napoleon : from the Nile to Copenhagen, 1798-1801 /edited by Robert Gardiner. 1997. • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 940.27

Atlantic piracy in the early nineteenth century : the shocking story of the pirates and the survivors of the Morning Star /Sarah Craze. "The pirate attack on the British brig Morning Star, en route from Ceylon to London, near Ascension Island in 1828 was one of the most shocking episodes of piracy in the nineteenth century. Although the captain and many members of the crew were murdered by the pirates led by the notorious Benito de Soto, some survived, escaped and sailed the ship back to Britain. This book, based on extensive original research in Britain, Spain and Brazil, retells the story of the Morning Star, provides much new detail and corrects errors present in the many contemporary accounts of the attack. It sets the attack in the wider context of piracy in the period, and discusses many issues which the episode highlights: how pirates' careers began and developed; how they were pursued and tried, often with difficulty; what became of their treasure; how stories of the attack and of the survivors were sensationalised; how the women passengers on the ship endured their ordeal at the hands of the pirates and then, back in Britain, had to endure potential loss of their reputations."--Provided by the publisher. 2022. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 364.16/4

The shipwright's vade-mecum : a clear and familiar introduction to the principles and practice of ship-building : including the more complex rules of arithmetic made use of in that art ; with so much of the principles of practical geometry and mensuration as are required in the practice thereof. Also, a description of the sliding rule ; rules for the admeasurement of timber ; with several useful tables, and tables of dimensions, & c Illustrated with four large draughts, fitted up separately, and numerous smaller figures /[David Steel]. Steel, David, 1805. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12(42)"18":094

A Letter to Edw Rigby Esq Mayor of Norwich, in which amongst other matters a few reasons are humbly offered to shew that the destruction of the combined fleets of France and Spain by the immortal Nelson is rather a subject of rejoicing Firth, William 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1805"(42:44):394.4

The Narrative of Captain David Woodard and four seamen, who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered... to the Malays in the Island of Celebes... also an account of the manners and customs of the country... Woodard, David 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:656.61.085.3:910.4(912)

L'art de conduire et de regler les pendules et les montres Berthoud, Ferdinand 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 681.11.057

Fairburn's edition of the life of Admiral Lord Nelson, containing a correct account of all his naval engagements and universally lamented death in the hour of victory 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Nelson

Second report of the Commissioners for Revising and Digesting the Civil Affairs of His Majesty's Navy (dated 6th February 1806) Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1806 • • 1 copy available. 354.71

Romantic-era shipwreck narratives : an anthology /edited by Carl Thompson. An anthology of popular narratives about shipwrecks, published in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3

Nelson, Navy and Nation : the Royal Navy & the British people, 1688-1815 /edited by Quintin Colville & James Davey. "Nelson, Navy and Nation seeks to explore the Royal Navy's relationship with Britain from the Glorious Revolution to the Napoleonic Wars, encompassing three central themes: the realities of naval life in this period, the navy's connection to society, culture and national identity, and the story of Nelson's life and career. A series of chapters contributed by a distinguished panel of leading authors and historians will illuminate these themes through discrete but interconnected topics to give a fascinating contextual overview of life in Nelson's Navy, internal and external perceptions of the Royal Navy and changes in these perspectives throughout the period 1688 - 1815, and the life and career of Admiral Horatio Nelson himself. Replete with stunning imagery featuring historical artworks, paintings and objects from the collections of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, the book will combine accessible narrative history for the general reader with superb visual appeal, forming an ideal companion to the Museum's new permanent 'Nelson, Navy and Nation' gallery, which is scheduled to open in October 2013."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1688/1815"(42)

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