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Tracey's attempt to raise her in 1783, also, Colonel Pasley's operations in removing the ship ... 1839-1842 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:656.61.085.3Royal George

Five years in China from 1842 to 1847 : with an account of the occupation of the islands of Labuan and Forbes, F E 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:915.1

The history of Middlesbrough Dock 1842-2000 : as seen from the perspective of the owning railway companies Proud, John H. Ã2000. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 627.2(428.1)

Narrative of a voyage round the world, performed in Her Majesty's ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842 Belcher, Edward,-Sir, 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 094:910.4(100)"1836/1842"

Statistical reports on the health of the Navy : for the years 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons. 1853-1854. • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 613.68"1837/1843":094

portion of the Dominion of Canada chiefly in the North-western Territories : executed in the years 1842 Lefroy, J H, Sir 1883 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 537.67

Blackwood, in Torres Strait, New Guinea and other islands of the Eastern Archipelago during the years 1842 Jukes, J Beete 1847 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(91:95)"1842/1846"

Astronomical observations made with Airy's zenith sector, --from 1842 to 1850--for the determination Yolland, William 1852 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 528(4)

According to the treaties of 1842 and 6 Bouchette, Joseph 1853 • OVERSIZE • 1 copy available. 912.44(71)"18"

months in Sydney and the bush, and the route home by way of India and Egypt, in the years 1841 and 1842 Hood, John 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:325.2(944)

illustrations of ships, ports and places, and other items of general interest to Australia and New Zealand 1842 Evans, Vaughan 1990. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 014.3:05ILN:7.047(26)

The Opium War Inglis, Brian 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382:663.99

The Chinese opium wars Beeching, Jack 1975 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 633.75

A legacy of opium : the true story of how three brothers from Tenby became opium traders in China, and of their legacy /Douglas Fraser. Fraser, Douglas 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1840/1842"(51:429)

Astronomische Untersuchungen / von Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel. Bessel, F. W.-(Friedrich Wilhelm), 1841-1842. • RARE-BOOK • 4 copies available. 52:094

Imperial twilight : the Opium War and the end of China's last Golden Age /Stephen Platt. "In 1839 Britain embarked on the first of its wars with China, sealing the fate of the most prosperous and powerful empire in Asia, if not the world. Motivated by drug profiteering and free-trade interests, the Opium War helped shape the China we know today, sparking the eventual fall of the Qing dynasty and the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century. Imperial Twilight is a riveting and revealing account of the end of China's Golden Age and the origins of one of the most unjust wars in history."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 951/.033

Governor William Hobson : his health problems and final illness /Ronald V. Trubuhovich. Royal Navy Captain William Hobson (1792-1842) arrived in New Zealand in January 1840 charged with taking the consititutional measures required to establish New Zealand as a British Colony. Hobson became New Zealand's first resident Governor and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi signed in February 1840 by Hobson on behalf of the British Crown and Maori chiefs. Hobson suffered from ill health throughout his career culminating in a debilitating stroke within a month of the signing of the Treaty. In the months before his death Hobson was increasingly criticised in the New Zealand press for being unable to adequately represent the interests of the new settlement. He died of a second stroke in September 1842. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92HOBSON

The colonial magazine and commercial maritime journal 1840-1842 incomplete run • • 1 copy available.

Liverpool register of shipping 1842 1842. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.612(083)(427.2)

Tales of military life / by the author of the Military sketch book. In three volumes. Vol. I. Maginn, William, 1834. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3:094

Barbarian eye : Lord Napier in China 1834 "This book tells the story of William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier of Merchiston, who was sent to China in 1834, not to stop the opium smuggling (by which all local officials profited hugely), but to seek a settlement between the British sea-traders and the Cantonese authorities. Known at home as a brave and sensible sailor who had started his career at Trafalgar, William John was noted for his calm and patience. He was at once seen by the Chinese authorities as a dangerous spy - a 'Barbarian Eye'. The Viceroy Loo of Canton declined to accept Napier's credentials from King William IV and replied to his efforts at communication by adapting the syllables of his name - Nay Peer into the the rudest possible translation - Vile Labouring Beast, (or Laboriously Vile for short). Napier did not mind this but he did mind the Viceroy's refusal to enter into dialogue. All was frustration, but he continued to try for agreement until struck down by a local fever. However, Lord Napier noticed a rocky island occupied by only a few fishermen's families, and guarding one of the finest natural harbours in the world. Why not, without bloodshed, arrange to trade from there, rather than up the river at Canton, where ships could be boxed in at whim? The island was called Hong Kong. Though biographical in character, based largely upon Lord Napier's own letters and journals, the book gives an admirable insight into the story of Western contacts over the centuries with the world's oldest and surely most remarkable civilisation and a charming description of life in England and Scotland in the early 19th century, including life in the court of King William IV, Lord Napier's close friend and master."--Provided by the publisher. 1995 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 951.08"1834"(512.317)

Astronomy for amateurs / by Camille Flammarion ; authorized translation by Frances A. Welby. Flammarion, Camille, [1903] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 52

Grace Darling : Victorian heroine /Hugh Cunningham. Grace Darling (1815-1842) was the daughter of the keeper of Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Isles. In September 1838 she rowed out with her father to rescue survivors from the shipwrecked steamer Forfarshire. Within days of the rescue she was regarded as a national heroine, a rare accolade for a woman in Victorian times. This book examines her life and the reasons for her fame and celebrity, which have endured into the 21st century. Grace's image was used to sell books, soap and chocolates; the book's illustrations include advertising material, paintings and photographs of commemorative items. The appendix contains poems about her by Wordsworth and Swinburne. There are extensive notes, a bibliography and an index. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Darling, Grace

Annuaire astronomique et mâetâeorologique Camille Flammarion pour 1951 : exposant l'ensemble de tous les phâenomáenes câelestes observables pendant l'annâee avec revue astronomique et mâetâeorologique, notices scientifiques, tableaux et documents. 1951. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 52+551.5

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