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An Account of the empire of Morocco and the districts of Suse and Tafilelt... to which is added an account of shipwrecks on the western coast of Africa and an interesting account of Timbuctoo Jackson, James Grey 1968 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3(6)

Orders and instructions given by the Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants of England, Trading to the East-Indies, to the commanders of ships in the Company's service East India Company. Court of Directors 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:347.71East India(083.13):656.61"18"

Narrative of the capture and confinement of Capt J W Wright, Royal Navy, commander of His Majesty's brig Vincego ... together with a brief account of the author's adventures in France Hiller, Caleb 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Wright

On a new principle of constructing His Majesty's ships of war Seppings, Robert 1814 • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 094:629.12.011.21

The U.S. Navy pictorial history of the War of 1812 / Don Philpott. Philpott, Don, 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812"(42:73)

The great race : the race between the English and the French to complete the map of Australia /David Hill. "On the afternoon of 8 April 1802, in the remote southern ocean, two explorers had a remarkable chance encounter. Englishman Matthew Flinders and Frenchman Nicolas Baudin had been sent by their governments on the same quest: to explore the uncharted coast of the great south land and find out whether the west and east coasts, four thousand kilometres apart, were part of the same island. And so began the race to compile the definitive map of Australia. These men's journeys were the culmination of two hundred years of exploration of the region by the Dutch - most famously Abel Tasman - the Portuguese, the Spanish and by Englishmen such as the colourful pirate William Dampier and, of course, James Cook. The three-year voyages of Baudin and Flinders would see them endure terrible hardships in the spirit of discovery. They suffered scurvy and heat exhaustion, and Flinders was shipwrecked and imprisoned - always knowing he was competing with the French to produce the first map of this mysterious continent. Written from diaries and other first-hand accounts, this is the thrilling story of men whose drawings recorded countless previously unknown species and turned mythical creatures into real ones, and whose skill and determination enabled Terra Australis Incognita to become Australia."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 528,9(94)

A reply to some strictures in the Quarterly Review, on Indian-built ships : to which is annexed economical recommendations for effectually preserving the British navy on the return of peace Pering, Richard 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.02:629.12

Forms for the ready calculation of the longitude by the observed distances of the Moon from the Sun or a star with the tables / Joseph de Mendoza Rios. Mendoza y Riâos, Josâe de, 1814 printing (London : printed by Black, Parry & Co.). • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.093T:094

Traite de navigation Bezout, Etienne 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:527

Ill-starred captains : Flinders and Baudin The stories of Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) and Nicolas Baudin (1754-1803) tasked by Britain and France respectively to explore and map the largely unexplored continent of Terra Australis (Australia). Flinders, in command of the Investigator, and Baudin of the Geographe and Naturaliste, were both accompanied by scientific teams comprising naturalists, geologists, astronomers and artists. The author interweaves the stories of both men, their voyages and achievements, culminating in Baudin's death on the Ile de France (Mauritius) and Flinders's detention there for over six years. Illustrated and with a bibliography. 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Baudin, Nicholas

Nelson's avenger : [the life of Commander John Pollard R. N. of Cawsand, Cornwall /by Jack Spence. "On 21st October 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, Midshipman John Pollard RN of HMS Victory shot the French marksman who killed Vice Admiral Lord Nelson. Since that momentous day he has been renowned as the 'Avenger of Nelson'. -- Title page 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92POLLARD

In Nelson's wake : the Navy and the Napoleonic Wars /James Davey. "The Napoleonic Wars saw Britain immersed in a conflict of unprecedented scale and intensity. With France dominant on the European mainland, the fate of the British population rested first and foremost on the Royal Navy and the thousands of individuals who served on warships around the world. Most famous of all was Horatio Nelson, who won a notable victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This victory did not, however, end the war at sea. Over the subsequent decade, the Royal Navy played a crucial role in the struggle against Napoleonic France, and helped ensure his final defeat. In this compelling history, James Davey traces the numerous roles played by the Navy between 1803 and 1815. From battles and blockades to convoys and raids, he shows that British ships were a constant presence, thwarting Napoleon's ambitions and helping to ensure a British victory. Dramatically narrating famous events alongside less well-known actions, Davey tells the story of the many individuals who followed in Nelson's wake. From reckless officers and courageous sailors, to canny politicians and those who laboured in the Royal Dockyards, he shows how people from across Britain made a fundamental contribution to the war effort and, in doing so, helped shape British history."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1793/1815"(42:44)

A passion for exploring new countries : Matthew Flinders & George Bass /Josephine Bastian. "'Australian history ... does not read like history', Mark Twain complained in 1897, 'but like the most beautiful lies ... It is full of surprises and adventures, incongruities, and contradictions, and incredibilities; but they are all true, they all happened.' He might have been thinking of Matthew Flinders and George Bass, two obscure young men from Lincolnshire, who had arrived in Sydney in 1795 determined to achieve greatness. Flinders wanted to be an explorer 'second only to Cook', Bass a naturalist, another Sir Joseph Banks, and a rich Sydney trader. For eight years these two pursued their destiny. Their voyage changed the map of Australia, and Flinders gave it its name. They were ready for even greater ventures. And then it was all over. Bass had set out on a voyage he would never finish. His life ended when he was thirty-two years old. Flinders was standing bareheaded and bedraggled before the governor of Ile de France (Mauritius), who told him that his claim to be the commander of a great expedition of discovery was frankly incredible, all lies; he was thrust into prison as a spy and detained for six and a half years. His career as an explorer ended when he was twenty-nine years old. But a strange new adventure was just beginning... Their incredible story is all true - everything in it did happen. This book is historically rigorous, yet its protagonists' fascinating and contrasting characters, the powerful background of the Napoleonic War, and the extraordinary events of their lives make it as gripping as any novel."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 919.40420922

Desiderata in a naval arsenal, or an indication, as officially presented, of the several particulars proper to be attended to in the formation or improvement of naval arsenals : together with an outline of a plan ... for the improvement of the naval arsenal, at Sheerness Bentham, Samuel, 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:623.81(422.3)

A voyage to Terra Australis; undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803, in His Majesty's ship Investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel Porpoise and Cumberland schooner. With an account of the shipwreck of the Porpoise ... Flinders, Matthew 1814 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(93)"1801/1803"

Polar imperative : a history of Arctic sovereignty in North America /Shelagh D. Grant. Grant, Shelagh D.-(Shelagh Dawn), 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 919.8-0546

Astronomie theorique et pratique Delambre, M 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 52.092:094

Royal river highway : a history of the passenger boats and services on the River Thames /Frank L. Dix Dix, Frank L 1985 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.122.6

A voyage round the world, in the years 1803, 4, 5, & 6 : performed, by order of ... Alexander the First, Emperor of Russia, in the ship Neva Lisiansky, Urey 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 92Krusenstern

Passengers from Ireland : lists of passengers arriving at American ports between 1811 and 1817 /transcribed from the Shamrock or Hibernian Chronicle by Donald M. Schlegel. Schlegel, Donald M. 1999. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.2(415:73)(083.81)

Britain's war against the slave trade : the operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron, 1807-1867 /Anthony Sullivan. "Long before recorded history, men, women and children had been seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as slaves. Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Arabs were among the earliest of many peoples involved in the slave trade, and across Africa the buying and selling of slaves was widespread. There was, at the time, nothing unusual in Britain's somewhat belated entry into the slave trade, transporting natives from Africa's west coast to the plantations of the New World. What was unusual was Britain's decision, in 1807, to ban the slave trade throughout the British Empire. Britain later persuaded other countries to follow suit, but this did not stop this lucrative business. So the Royal Navy went to war against the slavers, in due course establishing the West Africa Squadron which was based at Freetown in Sierra Leone. This force grew throughout the nineteenth century until a sixth of the Royal Navy's ships and marines was employed in the battle against the slave trade. Between 1808 and 1860, the West Africa Squadron captured 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 Africans. The slavers tried every tactic to evade the Royal Navy enforcers. Over the years that followed more than 1,500 naval personnel died of disease or were killed in action, in what was difficult and dangerous, and at times saddening, work. In Britain's War Against the Slave Trade, naval historian Anthony Sullivan reveals the story behind this little-known campaign by Britain to end the slave trade. Whereas Britain is usually, and justifiably, condemned for its earlier involvement in the slave trade, the truth is that in time the Royal Navy undertook a major and expensive operation to end what was, and is, an evil business."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.362

A complete system of astronomy Vince, S. 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 4 copies available. 52.092

The history of the lives and actions of the most famous highwaymen, street-robbers &c ... to which is added a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most noted pirates Johnson, Charles, 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 341.362.1:094

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