The 1860 Nautical Magazine includes articles on Japan, the Panama Railroad, the transatlantic cable, the Haj and a solar eclipse.

The Nautical Magazine for 1853 includes reports on China, India and Australia, and the successful traversing of the North-West Passage.

The 1855 Nautical Magazine contains reports and commentary on the Crimean War, together with articles on Africa, Vesuvius and piracy.

The 1854 Nautical Magazine includes coverage of the Crimean War, colonial Africa, the Arctic and the charting of Australia's coast.

The 1857 Nautical Magazine includes articles on privateering, cable-laying, French shipping legislation and military developments in the Crimea and Canton.

The 1859 Nautical Magazine includes reports of British operations in East Asia, setbacks affecting submarine cables and the Franklin searches.

The 1837 Nautical Magazine reports on Darwin's 1831 voyage on the Beagle, as well Caribbean piracy and Australian harbours.

The 1865 Nautical Magazine includes updates on international cable projects, reports from Australasia and news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.