The 1856 Nautical Magazine includes reports on proposals for canals at Suez and Panama and for a telegraph to India.

The Nautical Magazine for 1845 features articles on China, seamen's welfare and the Franklin expedition to 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 Nautical Magazine for 1853 includes reports on China, India and Australia, and the successful traversing of the North-West Passage.

The 1849 Nautical Magazine features shipwrecks, steamships, the Pacific region and the search for lost Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin.

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

The 1839 Nautical Magazine includes articles on Nelson's column, anti-slavery measures, lightning conductors, new lighthouses, steamship accidents and Antarctic exploration.