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The peerage of the British Empire as at present existing : arranged and printed from the personal communications of the nobility /by Edmund Lodge. Lodge, Edmund. 1843. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 929.7:094

A private journal kept during the Niger expedition, from the commencement in May 1841, until the recall of the expedition in June 1842 Simpson, William 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(66)"1841/1842"

A complete epitome of practical navigation : containing all necessary instructions for keeping a ship's reckoning at sea: with the most approved methods of ascertaining the latitude, by meridian, single, or double altitudes, and the longitude, by chronometers, or lunar observations; including a journal of a voyage from London to Madeira; and every other requisite to form the complete navigator; the whole being rendered perfectly easy, and illustrated by several engravings /by J. W. Norie. Norie, J. W.-(John William), 1860. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 527:094

A narrative of facts relating to some time-keepers, constructed by Mr. Thomas Mudge, for the discovery of the longitude at sea: together with observations upon the conduct of the Astronomer Royal respecting them. By Thomas Mudge, jun. of Lincoln's Inn. Mudge, Thomas, M. DCC. XCII. [1792]. • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 681.113.92:094

Narrative of the discoveries on the north coast of America : effected by the officers of the Hudson's Bay Company during the years 1836-39 Simpson, Thomas 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(987)"1836/1839"

First report from the Select Committee on Shipwrecks : together with the minutes of evidence, appendix, and index /ordered by the House of Commons. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Shipwrecks 10 August 1843 printing. • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 342.537:656.61.085.3

The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ... / Bible. New Testament. English. Authorized. 1842. Bible. N T. English. Authorized 1842 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:225

A handbook for travellers in France : being a guide to Normandy, Brittany, the rivers Seine, Loire, Rhone, and Garonne, the French Alps, Dauphine, Provence and the Pyrenees Murray, John 1853 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 914.4(026)

The Problem : its origin and development, with a brief sketch of the life of the inventor, during a thirteen years' residence in India and China Dempster, Henry 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Dempster

Theakston's guide to Scarborough : comprising a brief sketch of the antiquities, natural productions and romantic scenery of the town and neighbourhood Theakston, Solomon Wilkinson 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:914.274(026)

A voyage of discovery towards the North Pole performed in His Majesty's ships Dorothea and Trent, under the command of Captain David Buchan, 1818 Beechey, Frederick William, 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(98)"1818"

A steam manual for the British navy Williams, W J 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:621.12(083.13)

Saving Jack : the story of the Seamen's Mission of the Methodist Church The Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest /David Hurrell and Alexander Campbell. "'Have you seen the old man, outside the Seamen's Mission?' Seamen's Missions may be enshrined in popular culture, but who nowadays really appreciates the seminal part these charitable institutions played in the civilising of 'Sailor Town'? The Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest (founded in 1843 as the Wesleyan Seamen's Missionary Society by the young and zealous Methodist Church) - situated in the very heart of London's Docklands - is the most famous mission of all. This pioneering social enterprise amongst the very poorest, disenfranchised, vulnerable and vilified inhabitants of the world's premier port, became the inspiration and catalyst for a new age of social reform centred around the mantra 'Soup, Soap and Salvation'. Here, for the first time, is told the graphic history of London's East End through the eyes of the 'Queen Vic' - the wharves and warehouses, the ships and sailors, the crimps and cut-throats, the hoi polloi and the horrific social depriviation. For one hundred and seventy five years the Seamen's Mission has striven to provide merchant seamen with a haven of hope in a sea of hopelessness. 'Saving Jack' commemorates this extraordinary enterprise, sown as a 'grain of mustard seed' by a group of visionary and faithful Christians back in 1843, who were responding - in the best way they knew how - to the physical needs and spiritaul hunger of the lowliest of outcasts."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.

The book of the Navy : comprising a general history of the American marine and particular accounts of all the most celebrated naval battles from the Declaration of Independence to the present time Frost, John (comp) 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1776/1837"(73)

An interesting narrative of the voyages and travels of William Belshaw (a native of Liverpool) up the Mediterranean, board the Mediterranean packet Captain Thomas Dean, returned home in the ship Avon, of Bristol Belshaw, William 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:341.362.1(65)"18"

A narrative of the loss of the Royal George, at Spithead, August, 1782 : including 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

Choosing war : Presidential decisions in the Maine, Lusitania, and Panay incidents /Douglas Carl Peifer. "China's expanding air and naval capabilities, coupled with the proliferation of long-range anti-ship and anti-air missile systems, are making US naval diplomacy an increasingly risky enterprise. It is surprising therefore how little attention has been devoted to comparing the way in which different administrations have reacted in dissimilar manners to major naval incidents. This book provides the first comparative analysis of multiple cases. In particular, it examines three incidents: the Maine incident (1898), which led to war in the short term; the Lusitania crisis (1915), which set the trajectory for intervention; and the Panay incident (1937), which was settled diplomatically. After scrutinizing these incidents and the domestic and international factors shaping the subsequent crisis, Douglas Carl Peifer analyses the presidential decision making in terms of options considered and policies selected. The book draws upon international relations and coercion theory but emphasizes the importance of context, complexity, and contingency when assessing presidential decision making. The contemporary tensions in East Asia, the Persian Gulf, the Baltic, and the Black Sea are increasingly vexing US naval diplomacy. By analyzing how Presidents William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt responded to the Maine, Lusitania, and Panay incidents, this book provides an essential instrument to deal with the growing threats of a new naval crisis."--Provided by the publisher. 2016 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(73)

Letters to a young master mariner, on some subjects connected with his calling Lorimer, Charles 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:347.79

On the determination of the intensity of the earth's magnetic pole in absolute measure Lloyd, Humphrey 1843 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:537.67

Of truth of water : from Modern painters /John Ruskin ; with introductory essays by Heather Birchall, Howard Hull, Mark Haywood ; edited by John Woodman. Ruskin, John 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 750

The incredible journey : the ss Great Britain story 1970-2010 /Chris Young. Young, Chris. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123GREAT BRITAIN

I sailed with Nelson Parsons, George Samuel 1973 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Nelson(088.3)

Dâetermination des positions gâeographiques : de Novgorod, Moscou, Riazan, Lipetzk, Voronáeje et Toula /par O. Struve. Struve, Otto, 1843. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 914.7:094

Brunel's tunnel ... : ... and where it led This book relates the story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Thames Tunnel. It was the first tunnel known to have been constructed underneath a navigable river. Running from Rotherhithe to Wapping (not to be confused with the Rotherhithe Tunnel), it had a very troubled and lengthy period of construction. Flooding which led to deaths and injuries, strikes, financial problems, and Brunel's own ill health, resulted in many delays. Boring of the tunnel began in 1825 and it opened to pedestrian traffic in 1843. Today the tunnel is ued by trains on the London Overground network. The book provides a chronology of the tunnel and briefly explains the stages of its construction. It was produced in association with the Brunel Exhibition Project, which was formed in 1973 to provide recogniton of Brunel's achievement. 1992 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Brunel

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