{"product_id":"falkland-islands-we-have-now-taken-possession-british-claim-nautical-mag-1833-p-6-112054","title":"Falkland Islands—“We have now taken possession” British claim—Nautical Mag 1833","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e[A climatic discussion of the Southern Regions including an editorial footnote declaring British possession of the Falkland Islands]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished months after Britain repossessed the Falkland Islands, this September 1833 article from The Nautical Magazine, accompanied by its dated monthly title page, contains the very important editorial declaration: “We have now taken possession of these islands.” The footnote appeared after HMS Clio expelled the Buenos Aires garrison and raised the British flag at Port Louis. It anticipates colonisation, proposes a supply station for vessels rounding Cape Horn, asserts British priority of discovery, notes no indigenous population and rejects American title. The principal article considers claims that the Southern Hemisphere became progressively colder toward the pole, citing climatic observations from Spanish, French and British Falklands establishments. Its scientific discussion provides the setting for an unusually immediate statement of British possession. The combination of dated title page, climatic evidence and emphatic editorial footnote makes this an important contemporary record of the transition from British naval repossession to prospective permanent British settlement.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53643199938907,"sku":"P-6-112054","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-112054a.jpg?v=1784807971","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/falkland-islands-we-have-now-taken-possession-british-claim-nautical-mag-1833-p-6-112054","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}