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An Act to amend an Act... for more effectually discovering the longitude at sea, and encouraging attempts to find a northern passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and to approach the northern pole Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1821 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 528.282
The Trial of George Brisac ... for a neglect of his duty, during the time he was Captain of His Majesty's ship, the Iris ... Brisac, George 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Brisac
The philanthropic vocabulary and code of signals intended to illustrate a numeral concordance or key to the languages, including a plan for numeral epistolary correspondence with improvements in flag and semaphoric messages Conolly, Joseph 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:627.724(100)"1821"
A journal of a voyage of discovery to the Arctic regions in His Majesty's ships Hecla and Griper in the years 1819 & 1820 Fisher, Alexander 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(987)"1819/1820"
A journal of a voyage of discovery to the Arctic regions, in his majesty's ships Hecla and Giper, in the years 1819 and 1820 Fisher, Alexander 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(9):094
The Napoleonic Wars in cartoons / Mark Bryant. "Napoleon Bonaparte, the junior artillery officer of the French Revolution who became emperor and dictator of nearly all of western Europe, was the most caricatured figure of his time, with almost 1000 satirical drawings being produced about his exploits by British artists alone. Long before the advent of illustrated daily or weekly newspapers these hand-coloured prints were a major source of news and opinion and had considerable impact on the public at large. From the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, Austerlitz, Jena and Leipzig to the Peninsular War, the invasion of Russia, exile on Elba and his final defeat at Waterloo in 1815, the actions of Napoleon and his opponents were the main focus of graphic satire worldwide for nearly twenty years. The Napoleonic Wars were also the main topic of interest for some of the greatest cartoonists of all time, making this period part of the 'The Golden Age of Caricature' which spanned the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. The diminutive emperor was a gift to cartoonists and James Gillray's transformation of him into the Lilliputian character 'Little Boney' was immensely popular. He also appeared as various kinds of grotesque creature - from ape, serpent and dragon to earwig, toadstool and crocodile - forever battling the mighty John Bull, Britannia and the British Bulldog as well as the Russian bear and the Austrian and Prussian eagles. The Allied monarchs and military commanders themselves were also custom-made for caricature. The Duke of Wellington's nose, General Blucher's flamboyant moustache, the one-armed Lord Nelson, the pug-faced (and mad) Tsar Paul of Russia, the portly Prince of Wales and the wiry Prime Minister, William 'Bottomless' Pitt all feature prominently. "Napoleonic Wars in Cartoons" is divided into chapters each prefaced with a concise introduction that provides an historical framework for the work of that period. Altogether more than 300 drawings from both sides of the conflicts, in colour and black-and-white, have been skilfully blended to produce a unique visual history."--Dust jacket. 2009. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 741.5:355.49"1793/1812"(42:44)
Bonaparte and the British : prints and propaganda in the age of Napoleon /Tim Clayton and Sheila O'Connell. "This fascinating book explores through contemporary prints how Bonaparte was seen from across the English Channel where hostile propaganda was tempered by admiration for his military and administrative talents. Featuring works from the British Museum's world-renowned collection of political satires, including examples by the greatest masters of the genre, James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson and George Cruikshank, the authors examine in detail these fascinating and humorous prints. Attitudes to Bonaparte were coloured by political tensions in Britain as highlighted in satires of Charles James Fox, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Lord Holland and other radicals. French, German, Russian and Spanish copies of British prints demonstrate the wide dissemination of prints and the admiration of continental artists for British satirists. From portraits of the handsome young general to the resplendent Emperor to the cast of his death mask, this book explores crucial events of Bonaparte's career and the period. French satires showing the British in relation to Bonaparte are also included alongside portraits of Bonaparte and his family made for the British market. This richly illustrated title reveals the stories behind the prints, explaining how satire was used as propaganda and how the artists worked. It features intricately detailed prints in full colour, bringing to life a key period in European history."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 741.5:92NAPOLEON
"The voyage of the F.H. Moore" and other 19th century whaling accounts / Samuel Grant Williams, J. Ross Browne, Capt. Charles H. Robbins, and Francis Allyn Olmsted ; edited by Greg Bailey. "In 1873, 21-year-old Sam Williams embarked on a whaling journey on the two-masted F.H. Moore--he steered one of the smaller boats and when in range threw the harpoon. During the 16-month voyage, he kept a personal log and later reworked it into this never-before-published manuscript, now supplemented by additional research and relevant excerpts of the official logbook of the ship. Complementing this are excerpts from three other accounts of whaling voyages: 'Incidents of a Whaling Voyage' by Francis Allyn Olmstead (1841), the oldest in this collection; 'Etchings of a Whaling Cruise' by J. Ross Browne (1846), an expose of the whaling industry; and 'The Gam: Being a Group of Whaling Stories' by Capt. Charles Henry Robbins (1899), a personal story of nearly an entire life at sea. The four accounts open the 19th century world of whaling to modern readers in a realistic and unromantic way and illuminate the current worldwide debate on whaling."-- 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.245.1(73)"18"
Ephemâerides astronâomicas : calculadas para o meridiano do Observatâorio real da Universidade de Coimbra : para o uso do mesmo observatâorio, e para o de navegaðcaäo portugueza 1818 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 524.3(059.3):094
Letters written during the late voyage of discovery in the Western Arctic Sea by an officer of the expedition Officer of the Expedition 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:910.4(987)"1819/1820"
Voyage of discovery in the South Sea, and to Behring's Straits, in search of a North-East Passage; undertaken in the years 1815, 16, 17, and 18, in the ship Rurick Kotzebue, Otto von 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82Rurick
The pioneer : or strictures on maritime strength and economy ... Layman, William 1821? • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:355.6.02
Narrative of a voyage to Java, China and the great Loo-Choo Island : with accounts of Sir Murray Maxwell's attack on the Chinese batteries and of an interview with Napoleon Buonaparte at St Helena Hall, Basil, 1840 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:98"1820/1822"
New and accurate piloting directions for the Gulf of Finland : including a general description of that sea, of the coasts, harbours, and islands; with tables of positions, bearings, distances etc Purdy, John 1821 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:527.83(261.3)
Polaris : the chief scientist's recollections of the American North Pole expedition, 1871-73 /Emil Bessels ; translated from the German: Die amerikanische Nordpol-Expedition (Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1879), by William Barr. "Emil Bessels was chief scientist and medical officer on George Francis Hall's ill-fated American North Pole Expedition of 1871-73 on board the ship Polaris. Bessels' book, translated from the German in its entirety for the first time, is one of only two first-hand accounts of the voyage, and it is the only first-hand account of the experiences of the group which stayed with the ship after it ran afoul of arctic ice, leaving some of its crew stranded on an ice floe. Bessels and the others spent a second winter on shore in Northwest Greenland, where the drifting, disabled ship ran aground. Hall died suspiciously during the first winter, and Bessels is widely suspected of having poisoned him. Bill Barr has uncovered new evidence of a possible motive. Polaris: The Chief Scientist's Recollections of the American North pole Expedition, 1871-73 includes considerable detail which does not appear elsewhere. It is the only account of the expedition which includes rich scientific information about anthropology, geology, flora and fauna. It provides much more information than other accounts on the Greenland settlements Polaris visited on her way north. Bessels' is the only published first-hand account of the second wintering of part of the ship's complement on shore at Polaris House, near Littleton Island, and of that party's attempt at travelling south by boat until picked up by the Scottish whaler Ravenscraig. The same applies to the cruise aboard the whaler, Arctic, after Bessels and his companions transferred to that ship."--Provided by publisher. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(98)"1871/1873"
Theoretische und practische astronomie Littrow, J.J. 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 52.092:094
Passenger arrivals 1819-1820 : a transcript of the list of passengers who arrived in the United States from the 1st October 1819 to the 30th September 1820 United States.-Congress.---Senate 1971 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.14(73)"18"
Polar scenes, exhibited in the voyages of Heemskirk and Barenz to the northern regions, and in the adventures of four Russian sailors at the Island of Spitzbergen Campe, M 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:910.4(984)"1596/1597"
The Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company Ltd / Graeme Somner A history of the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company from 1821 until 1964. Passenger sailings did not resume after the Second World War and the Company was bought by the Coast Lines Group in 1945 and ceased trading within that group in 1962. The Coast Lines Group was absorbed by the P & O Steam Navigation Company in 1971. The book gives fleet lists for both sailing and powered vessels and an index of ships' names. Also contains photos and watercolour illustrations of the Company's vessels. 2000 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 347.792Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co Ltd
Cambridge problems: being a collection of the printed questions proposed to the candidates for the degree of bachelor of arts at the general examinations, from 1801 to 1820, inclusive. University of Cambridge 1821. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 51(425.9):094
An inquiry into the means which have been taken to preserve the British navy, from the earliest period to the present time, particularly from that species of decay now denominated dry-rot Knowles, John 1821 • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 094:620.193.8
The description and use of the sector, crosse-staffe, and other instruments with a canon of artificiall sines and tangents ... and the use thereof in astronomie, navigation, dialling, and fortification etc Gunter, Edmund 1636 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:520.259
The young navigator's guide to the sidereal and planetary parts of nautical astronomy : being the theory and practice of finding the latitude, the longitude, and the variation of the compass by the fixed stars and planets Kerigan, Thomas 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 527.093T:094
A treatise on astronomy theoretical and practical Woodhouse, Robert 1821 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 52:094