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An Inquiry into the merits of the principal naval actions between Great Britain and the United States : comprising an account of all British and American ships of war captured and destroyed since the 18th of June 1812 James, William 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)

Observations connected with astronomy and ancient history, sacred and profane, on the ruins of Babylon Maurice, Thomas 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 52(35)

Theorematis fundamentalis in doctrina de residuis quadraticis demonstrationes et ampliationes novae / auctore Carolo Friderico Gauss. Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1818. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 51:094

Encyclopedie Methodique. Physique Monge 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 5.09:094

Explanation of circumstances which led to the trial of Captain Robert O'Brien, RN, by a court martial, in the East Indies ... Sayer, George 1818 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92O'Brien

The cruelties of the Algerine pirates : shewing the present dreadful state of the English slaves, and other Europeans, at Algiers and Tunis; with the horrid barbarities inflicted on Christian mariners shipwrecked on the north western coast of Africa and carried into perpetual slavery Croker, Walter 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:341.362.1(65)"18"

Fisherman of Greenwich / Julie Tadman. The biography of William Bracegirdle written by a descendant. William Bracegirdle was born around 1782 and apprenticed as a fisherman in 1795 under John Mann of Greenwich. As a fisherman, boat builder and businessman Bracegirdle lived and worked in the area throughout his life, a tenant for a time of Ballast Quay owned by Morden College. Much of the text concerns a court case concerning the use of the Quay. An extract of the list of apprenticeship records from St Alfege church showing the names of Master Fishermen and their apprentices 1703-1816 is provided near the end of the volume. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92BRACEGIRDLE

Britain and the China trade 1635-1842 This multi-volume work covers Britain's commercial operations in India from 1695-1842, with particular focus on meetings between British diplomats and Chinese officials in 1793 and 1816. It is designed to combine early works on the subject and significant relevant primary sources for reference use. The first five volumes consist of Hosea Ballou Morse's Chronicles of the East India Company Trading to China, 1635-1834, included for its significant transcription work of records from the India Office. Volume VI is a reprint of The Crucial Years of Early Anglo-Chinese relations, 1750-1800 by E H Pritchard, a later study that used Morse's statistics. Volume IX is Michael Greenberg's British Trade and the Opening of China 1800-42. The remaining volumes are a collection of relevant primary sources. Volumes VII and VIII examine the Macartney embassy of 1792 from different angles; Volume VII contains instructions issued to Macartney by the East India Company; Volume VIII is Macartney's private journal of the embassy. Finally, Volume X is Notes of Proceedings and Occurences During the British embassy to Pekin in 1816 by Sir George Thomas Staunton. 2000 • BOOK • 10 copies available. 382(42:51)"1635/1842"

Letters written on board His Majesty's ship the Northumberland, and Saint Helena : in which the conduct and conversations of Napoleon Bonaparte and his suite, during the voyage, and the first months of his residence in that island, are faithfully described and related Warden, William 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1815"(264)

The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church ... Church of England 1816 • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 264-1

Traite de physique experimentale et mathematique Biot, J.B. 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 531:094

The narrative of Robert Adams, a Barbary captive : a critical edition /edited by Charles Hansford Adams. "First published in 1816, The narrative of Robert Adams is an account of the adventures of Robert Adams, an African American seaman who survives shipwreck, slavery and brutal efforts to convert him to Islam, before finally being ransomed to the British Consul. In London, Adams is discovered by the Company of Merchants Trading to Africa, which publishes his story, including a fantastical account of a trip to Timbuctoo. Adams's story is accompanied by contemporary essays and notes that place his experience in the context of European exploration of Africa at the time"--Preface. 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Adams, Robert

The Naval monument containing official and other accounts of all battles fought between the navies of the United States and Great Britain during the late war and an account of the war with Algiers Bowen, A 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)

Nautical astronomy by night : comprehending practical directions for knowing and observing the principal fixed stars visible in the northern hemisphere ... Parry, William Edward,-Sir, 1816 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:527

"Fast sailing and copper-bottomed" : Aberdeen sailing ships and the emigrant Scots they carried to Canada, 1774-1855 /Lucille H. Campey. Campey, Lucille H. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.2(410.5:71)

The Oriental-Hydrographe and Photography : the first expedition around the world with an 'Art Available to All' (1839-1840) /Maria Inez Turazzi. Turazzi, Maria Inez. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Bonaparte & brimstone : a life of mixed fortunes in the Royal Navy and merchant service /Simon Francis Brown. "Napoleon Bonaparte?s defeat in 1815 came at an inconvenient time for John Monk, an ambitious young naval officer. Forced to rethink his plans, John turned to the merchant service, where he encountered storms, shipwreck and even piracy as he traded between Liverpool and the Mediterranean through the 1830s and 1840s. Bonaparte & Brimstone is the fascinating and engaging biography of a little-known Georgian naval lieutenant and mariner from Parkgate on the Wirral and brings him unforgettably to life. Vibrantly written, it is the beguiling story of one man?s hopes and fortunes, and is ultimately an emotional tale of family and belonging, enriched with abundant personal documents, among them the remarkable diary of a stormy voyage to Italy in 1824. John Monk saw ten years? service across the seas of Europe and survived the horrific bloodshed on HMS Impregnable during the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816, but he grew dismayed at his lack of progress and battled the Admiralty just as he had once battled the French. Bonaparte & Brimstone paints a portrait in miniature of British society in the nineteenth century and of the country?s seafarers who attempted to navigate a path through it."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

George Charles Smith of Penzance : from Nelson sailor to mission pioneer /Roald Kverndal. "In the two previous books of his trilogy, Seamen's missions (1986) and The way of the sea (2008), the author researched how the seafarers' mission movement began and expanded. This third volume traces the captivating human drama surrounding the origins. It presents, for the first time ever, the embattled life of George Charles Smith---today recognized worldwide as the founder of the Maritime Mission Movement."--From back cover. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SMITH, GEORGE

An elementary treatise on the Differential and Integral Calculus : Translated from the French [Pt. 1, by C. Babbage; Pt. 2, by G. Peacock and J.F.W. Herschel. With an appendix [by Herschel] and notes [by Peacock and Herschel] /by S. F. Lacroix Lacroix, S. F.-(Silvestre Franðcois), 1816. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 517.3:094

Sexual and gender difference in the British Navy, 1690-1900 / edited by Seth Stein LeJacq. "This volume is a collection of a variety of important records that will give readers insight into key themes into the history of what its criminal code called "the unnatural and detestable sin of buggery"- sex between males - in the Royal Navy."--Provided by publisher. 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.1094209033

An account of the legacies, gifts, rents, fees, &c appertaining to the church and poor of the parish of St Alphege, Greenwich in the County of Kent, to which is added an appendix, containing the plan and survey of the Royal manor, the grant of the manor of Old Court to Sir J Morden, the Local Act for the government of the poor, &c, &c/ by John Kimbell. This book contains details, in the form of transcripts or extracts from wills and bequests, of the charitable or philanthropic donations left to assist the poor of Greenwich. Also contains details of charitable organisations such as schools, hospitals and almshouses, and details of freeholdings and rents. Includes maps of estates and freeholdings. [1816] • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:914.216

First map : how James Cook charted Aotearoa New Zealand /Tessa Duder ; illustrated by David Elliot. "The story of how James Cook charted Aotearoa New Zealand, lavishly produced and richly illustrated Since it was published by the Admiralty in 1816, James Cook's chart of New Zealand has long been regarded as one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of cartography. First Map: How James Cook Charted Aotearoa New Zealand tells the human story behind the creation of Cook's famous chart, following the progress of his six-month circumnavigation of New Zealand and piecing the map together as the narrative on H.M.B. Endeavour unfolds. It is a story of courage, dogged perseverance and Cook's extraordinary skills as both cartographer and seafarer. Scenes from Tessa Duder's evocative text are beautifully recreated by award-winning illustrator David Elliot in this exquisite large format edition. Published to coincide with the Tuia - Encounters 250 commemoration of James Cook's 1769-70 journey around New Zealand."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 993.01

A table of anti-logarithms : containing to seven places of decimals, natural numbers answering to all logarithms from .00001 to .99999 ; and an improved table of Gauss's logarithms, by which may be found the logarithm to the sum or difference of two quantities whose logarithms are given ; preceded by an introduction, containing also the history of logarithms, their construction, and the various improvements thereon since their invention ; with an appendix, containing a table of annuities for three joint lives at three per cent, Carlisle /by Herschell E. Filipowski. Filipowski, Herschell, 1861. • RARE-BOOK • 5 copies available. 519.662(083.5):094

Shipwreck : a history of disasters at sea /Sam Willis. "Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. Many were freak accidents, and their circumstances so extraordinary that they inspired literature: the ramming of the Essex by a sperm whale was immortalized in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Some symbolize colossal human tragedy: including the legendary Titanic whose maiden voyage famously went from pleasure cruise to epic catastrophe. From the Kyrenia ship of 300 BC to the Mary Rose, through to the Kursk submarine tragedy of 2000, this is a thrilling work of narrative history from one of our most talented young historians."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3

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