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Memoirs of the professional life of Horatio Viscount Nelson ... with biographical particulars of contemporary naval officers ... to which is added ... the ceremonies attending his funeral White, Joshua 1806 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 094:92Nelson

Anecdotes of the late Lord Viscount Nelson : including copious accounts of the three great victories obtained over the combined forces of France, Spain &c. off the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar ; to which is added the cermonial of his funeral. Collingwood, Adam 1806 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:92Nelson(088.3)

The life of William Scoresby / by R. E. Scoresby-Jackson. A biography of William Scoresby (1789-1857), whaler, explorer, scientist and clergyman, written by his nephew. Scoresby was the son of whaler William Scoresby. On completing his schooling, he accompanied his father as chief officer on the whaler Resolution and during a voyage with him in 1806 reached the highest northern latitude attained in the eastern hemisphere - a record which stood for 21 years. Attending Edinburgh University, Scoresby studied natural philosophy and chemistry and during a voyage in 1807, he embarked on the study of meterology and the natural history of the polar regions. In 1811 he took over command of the Resolution, continuing his polar studies during his whaling voyages, and in 1822, on his last polar voyage, he surveyed and charted 400 miles of the east coast of Greenland. In 1819 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 1824 a Fellow of the Royal Society. An active member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, much of Scoresby's research focused on terrestrial magnetism. On entering the church following the death of his wife, Scoresby received his Bachelor's Degree in Divinity from Cambridge in 1834. As vicar of Bradford from 1839-1846 Scoresby continued his scientific studies and interest in social conditions. Scoresby married three times and died in Torquay, Devon. 1861. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 537.6

A poem on the death of Admiral Lord Nelson, with hints for erecting a national monument to perpetuate his honoured memory, and that of the gallant heroes, who with him have fought, bled, and conquered, in the cause of Britain : dedicated (by permission) to Thomas Harris, Esq /by Thomas Marshall. Marshall, Thomas 1806. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-1

Mâemoire explicatif du zodiaque chronologique et mythologique : ouvrage contenant le tableau comparatif des maisons de la lune chez les diffâerens peuples de l'Orient, et celui des plus anciennes observations qui s'y lient, d'apráes les Egyptiens, les Chinois, les Perses, les Arabes, les Chaldâeens et les calendriers grecs /par Dupuis. Dupuis, 1806. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52.092.4:094

The fate of the corps : what became of the Lewis and Clark explorers after the expedition / Larry E. Morris This book is an overview of the lives of various members of the Lewis and Clark expedition to the western United States in the years after the completion of the expedition in 1806. The author focuses on key events in the life of certain central figures in the expedition. Famous figures such as Lewis, Clark, Sacagewea and York have specific chapters dedicated to their post-expedition life, whereas other, less well-known members such as John Collins, John Ordway and George Gibson share their chapters with other members of the expedition. There is also a chapter on the War of 1812 and the roles that members of the expedition played, as well as a complete list of expedition members and a detailed bibliography of primary and secondary sources. Also included is a detailed appendix section investigating two of the key historiographical debates surrounding these figures: the death of Sacagewea and the death or suicide of Meriwether Lewis. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(78/79)"1804/1806"

Regulations and instructions relating to His Majesty's service at sea : established by His Majesty in council. Great Britain.-Admiralty 1790 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.51(42)"1790"

An authentic narrative of the proceedings of His Majesty's squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, from its sailing from Gibraltar to the conclusion of the glorious Battle of the Nile : drawn up from the minutes of an officer of rank in the squadron. Berry, Edward,-Sir, 1798. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1798"(42:44)

J.M.W. Turner and the subject of history / by Leo Costello. Costello, Leo 2012. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 7TURNER:942

The battle of Trafalgar : a poem ; to which is added, a selection of fugitive pieces ; chiefly written at sea /by Laurence Halloran, D.D., late chaplain of the Britannia, and secretary to Rear Admiral The Earl of Northesk, K.B. Halloran, Laurence Hynes, 1806. • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 820-1

The Queen's House : Greenwich /Pieter van der Merwe. "This highly illustrated book contextualises The Queen's House within its setting of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site. From its origins as a royal residence designed by Inigo Jones, to its use by the Royal Naval Asylum and Greenwich Hospital School and more recently as the home to the National Maritime Museum's vast painting collection, the book explores the architectural significance of the house and provides an insight into its cultural and social uses. Beautifully illustrated throughout with nearly 100 images from the National Maritime Museum's collection,The Queen's House: Greenwich is a delightful mix of historic prints, scenic paintings and up-to-date photography."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 725.171(421.6)

The life of the late most noble Lord Horatio Nelson, Viscount and Baron Nelson of the Nile ... including ample and authentic accounts of the brilliant victories ... with interesting anecdotes of distinguished naval officers ... Duncan, Archibald 1806 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 094:92Nelson

Nelson's refuge : Gibraltar in the age of Napoleon /Jason R. Musteen. Musteen, Jason R. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1793/1815"(468.2)

Regulations and instructions relating to His Majesty's service at sea / established by His Majesty in council. Great Britain.-Admiralty 1808. • RARE-FOLIO • 4 copies available. 094:355.51(42)"1808"

Naval anecdotes: illustrating the character of british seamen, and recording the most impressive examples of their skill, valor, fortitude, and magnaminity, which have occured at various periods, in every quarter of the globe. This is a volume of stories and anecdotes, many relating to Nelson pre and post Trafalgar including a list of presents he received after the Battle of the Nile with valuations. Also includes comments relating to 'Captain Rutherford ? Hero of Trafalgar', 'Characteristics of a Dutch sailor', 'Treatment of British Sailors held prisoner by Spaniards', 'Short hints to those making long voyages' and 'Admiral Blake and Van Tromp'. 1806. • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"17/18"(42):094

Ferguson's lectures on select subjects : in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy, and dialing. /With notes and an appendix adapted to the present state of the arts and sciences by David Brewster, A.M. Ferguson, James, 1806. • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 52:094

Orme's graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson ... containing fifteen engravings ... the battles off St. Vincent's, the Nile, and Trafalgar ... Orme, Edward 1806 • RARE-FOLIO • 3 copies available. 094:92Nelson

War, empire and slavery, 1770-1830 / edited by Richard Bessel, Nicholas Guyatt and Jane Rendall. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.01:326(4-44)"1770/1830"

Scandal of colonial rule : power and subversion in the British Atlantic during the age of revolution /James Epstein. "In 1806 General Thomas Picton, Britain's first governor of Trinidad, was brought to trial for the torture of a free mulatto named Louisa Calderon and for overseeing a regime of terror over the island's slave population. James Epstein offers a fascinating account of the unfolding of this colonial drama. He shows the ways in which the trial and its investigation brought empire 'home' and exposed the disjuncture between a national self-image of humane governance and the brutal realities of colonial rule. He uses the trial to open up a range of issues, including colonial violence and norms of justice, the status of the British subject, imperial careering, visions of development after slavery, slave conspiracy and the colonial archive. He reveals how Britain's imperial regime became more authoritarian, hierarchical and militarised but also how unease about abuses of power and of the rights of colonial subjects began to grow"-- 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1(729)"18"

Memoirs of the rise and progress of the Royal Navy / by Charles Derrick. Derrick, Charles. 1806. • RARE-FOLIO • 4 copies available. 094:623.82(42)"14/18"

Five hundred years of Deptford and Woolwich Royal Dockyards; Marking the 500th anniversary of the foundation of the Thames yards by Henry VIII opened by Dame Joan Ruddock MP for Lewisham Deptford : Transactions of the Naval Dockyard Society Volume 11 January 2019; conference held at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich 20 April 2013. The Naval Dockyard Society. 2019. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

An Universal dictionary of the marine : or a copious explanation of the technical terms and phrases employed in the construction, equipment, furniture, machinery, movements, and military operations of a ship, illustrated with variety of original designs of shipping, in different situations; together with separate views of their masts, sails, yards and rigging. To which is annexed, a translation of the French sea-terms and phrases, collected from the works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, etc. / By William Falconer, author of The Shipwreck. Falconer, William, 1780. • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:629.12(038)

Explanations of time-keepers, constructed by Mr Thomas Earnshaw and the late Mr John Arnold / Thomas Earnshaw, John Arnold ; [preface by Nevil Maskelyne]. Earnshaw, Thomas, 1806 printing (London : printed by T. Bensley). • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 92Arnold

Naval chronicle : contemporary record of the Royal Navy at war /ed. by Nicholas Tracy. 1999. • BOOK • 5 copies available. 05Naval Chronicle

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