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Zusammenfassung The Naval Chronicle! published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818! is a key source for British maritime and military history. Volume 20 (1808) includes intelligence reports concerning the start of Peninsular War! the articles of the French surrender after the Battle of Vimiero! and discussion of improvements to lighthouses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Biographical memoirs; Naval anecdotes, commercial hints, recollections, etc.; Correspondence; Marine scenery; Philosophical papers; Naval literature; Naval poetry; Naval history of the present year, 1808; Shipwrecks; Marine designs, naval portraits, etc. in the exhibition at the Royal Academy; Index.