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On the tides of the Pacific, and on the diurnal inequality Whewell, W 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:551.465

Bibliotheca Londinensis : a classified index to the literature of Great Britain during thirty years : arranged from and serving as a key to the London catalogue of books 1814-46 Hodgson, Thomas 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 015(42)"18":094

The art of rigging : containing an explanation of terms and phrases and the progressive method of rigging expressly adapted for sailing ships Biddlecombe, George, 1925 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12.014.23

A description of the Chinese junk Keying 1848 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:629.123Keying

Paul Gauguin : why are you angry? /editors: Anna Kµrsgaard Gregersen and Anna Manly. "The special exhibition, Paul Gauguin - Why Are You Angry will revisit the story of one of the most mythologised figures in French art, concentrating particularly on the works he created in Tahiti. The exhibition will shed new light on the museum's collection, juxtaposing the works with historical material from both Gauguin's past and his present, and with international contemporary art. The story of Gauguin the 'savage', who in 1891 abandoned Paris, his Danish wife and his five children to pursue a spiritual, artistic journey in the South Pacific, is a highly-prized story in the history of Western art. The Glyptotek challenges this narrative and uses a diverse selection of historical archive material, visual art and literature in a deeper examination of how the works Gauguin created in Tahiti were not an isolated phenomenon, but part of a larger political and cultural landscape. For example, the exhibition will examine how Gauguin's art was influenced by the popularised myth of Tahiti, which had flourished even before Gauguin's departure for the South Pacific, kindled by a century of Western imperialism and cultural history. Exhibition: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark (19.11.2020 - 16.05.2021)."--Provided by the publisher. [2020]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 709.04

The Sherley brothers : an historical memoir of the lives of Sir Thomas Sherley, Sir Anthony Sherley, and Sir Robert Sherley, Knights Sherley, Evelyn Philip 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:92Sherley

The discovery of the large, rich and beautiful empire of Guiana with a relation of the great and golden city of Manoa Raleigh, Walter,-Sir, 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(88)"1595"

The Nelson sword v. Lord Denman's law : or, what is libel? : being illustrations of the summing-up of the Judge ... as displayed in the recent trial of Evans versus Lawson for libel Evans, T A 1848 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:343.63

Account of the Skerryvore lighthouse : with notes on the illumination of lighthouses Stevenson, Alan 1848 • RARE-FOLIO • 2 copies available. 627.715.8

On the critical values of the sums of periodic series Stokes, George Gabriel 1848 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 51:094

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines / John Hendy This title relates the history and development of the Fred Olsen line from its origins in 1848. A chapter focuses on each of the four vessels in service in 2012: Black Watch, Braemar, Boudicca and Balmoral. Illustrated throughout with photographs of the ships and their interiors, details are provided of their design and build, subsequent refits, services and routes. A fleet list of the vessels in service in 2012 is provided. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 347.792OLSEN

Discovering the North-West Passage : the four-year Arctic odyssey of H.M.S. Investigator and the McClure Expedition /Glenn M. Stein. The story of HMS Investigator and the voyage undertaken by Vice-Admiral Robert McClure (1807-1873) in 1850-1854 to search for the missing Franklin expedition which had disappeared in 1848. McClure was born in Ireland and joined the Royal Navy in 1824, obtaining his first polar experience in HMS Terror in 1836. He joined an early expedition to find the Franklin expedition in 1848 and then in 1850 accompanied HMS Enterprise, under the command of Richard Collinson, on a further search. The two ships were separated in a storm, never to meet up again. McClure continued through the Bering Strait but was eventually forced to abandon the ship after she became icebound in Mercy Bay in 1853. The crew continued overland finally meeting up with HMS Resolute and HMS Intrepid, also searching for Franklin from the opposite direction. The text is supported by a detailed bibliography, notes and appendices which include the crew list of HMS Investigator and detail the creation of the Polar Medal. [2015]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1850/1854"

Merchant Seamen's Fund : a copy of the Commission for inquiry into the Merchant Seamen's Fund Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1848 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 656.61.071.22:361.7

Campagne dans les mers de l'Inde et de la China a bord de la fregate L'Erigone ... publie par ordre du Roi : tomes 1 and 3 France. Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49(44:265.72:267)

The narrative of the Hon John Byron, containing an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions on the coast of Patagonia etc Byron, John 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3Wager

The hand-book for New Zealand : consisting of the most recent information compiled for the use of intending colonists : by a late magistrate of the colony who resided there during four years Wakefield, Edward Jerningham 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:919.31(058.7)

An Act for the further regulation of steam navigation, and for limiting in certain cases the number of passengers to be conveyed in steam vessels : anno undecimo et duodecimo Victoriae Reginae, Cap LXXXI Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1848 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.3

The Sailor's horn-book for the law of storms : being a practical exposition of the theory of the law of storms, and its uses to mariners of all classes... shewn by transparent storm cards Piddington, Henry 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:551.515.2

Recherches analytiques sur la decouverte de la loi de la pesanteur des planetes vers le soleil et sur la theorie de leur mouvement elliptique Plana, Jean 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 52.092:094

A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents Woodcroft, Bennet 1848 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:629.123.2

Fatal passage : the true story of John Rae, the Arctic hero time forgot /Ken McGoogan. A biography of John Rae (1813-1893). Born in Orkney, Rae qualified as a surgeon working for the Hudson's Bay Company in Ontario, Canada. He developed a reputation for stamina and his use of snowshoes, learning to live off the land while travelling long distances, adopting and learning the ways of indigenous Arctic peoples. Rae went on to explore the Gulf of Boothia and made three voyages along the Arctic coastline from 1848?1851. In 1854, back in the Gulf of Boothia, he obtained credible information from local Inuit peoples about the fate of the Franklin Expedition which had disappeared in 1848. His report to the Admiralty included evidence that cannibalism had been a last resort for some of the survivors. Franklin's widow Lady Jane Franklin was outraged and recruited many important supporters, including Charles Dickens, to condemn Rae for daring to suggest Royal Navy sailors would have resorted to cannibalism. Rae's reputation was ruined and although he had discovered the final link in the North-West passage, he was shunned by the establishment at the time and his achievements never recognised. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92RAE

A description of the Royal Colosseum as re-opened in M.DCCC.XLV : under the patronage of her Majesty the Queen & H. R. H. Prince Albert : with numerous illustrations, and eight sections of the panorama of London. 1848. • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 942.1:094

The names and descriptions of all male and female convicts arrived in the colony of New South Wales during the year 1831 1832 • RARE-OVER • 2 copies available. 094:325.51(944)"1831"

East meets West : original records of western traders, travellers, missionaries and diplomats to 1852. 2007. • MICROFILM • 1 copy available. 347.71East India

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