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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. viii, 698 pp plus errata leaf, engraved plates of Cast Iron Lighthouse at Morant Point Jamaica and Section of Bermuda Lighthouse Tower (latter not listed in Directions to the Binder), folding chart, plate of Orton's Reel Buoys, but without 'Orton's Life Boat' listed in the Directions to the Binder, occasional illustrations to the text, scattered foxing/light embrowning, contemporary half calf, contrasting label to spine, rubbed with some wear. Comprises 12 monthly issues. The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832, and was published monthly well into the twenty-first century. It covers a wide range of subjects, including navigation, meteorology, technology and safety. An important resource for maritime historians, it also includes reports on military and scientific expeditions and on current affairs - including accounts of storms, lightning and hurricanes, meteorological and hydrographical information, details of wrecks and losses, whalers, yacht clubs, lighthouses, steamers, voyages, etc.…