The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1858 - Buch von Various - Taschenbuch
The Nautical Magazine, published monthly from 1832, covers subjects including navigation, oceanography, meteorology, exploration, trade, technology and maritime safety. The 1858 volume contains fascinating reports on the newly laid transatlantic cable, sending data at one hundred words per hour, the Western capture of Canton, and the Treaty of Tientsin.