8vo. [5], 56pp, [2]. With an engraved folding map. Uncut in original publisher’s pictorial blue wrappers. Rubbedand creased, loss to spine, upper panel detached. Early ink ownership inscription to head of first page of text, scattered spotting, occasional chipping to margins.

A monthly periodical, The Nautical Magazine was first published in 1832. Associated with the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, the magazine provided reviews of Admiralty charts and publications, articles on hazards to navigation, and reports on maritime surveys. As the century progressed, it documented the Crimean War and the First and Second Opium Wars, the construction of the Suez Canal, and ultimately futile search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition in search of the North-West Passage.

This issue contains, inter alia, articles on; 'Organisation of the French Marine', 'New Metallic Sheathing for Ships' Bottoms', and 'Navigation of the British Channel'.