Nelson's Pathfinders Novelty Trapped on this desolate island

Trapped on this desolate island

and the Elm Placemats and Runner

being threatened by the incursions of man

presenting a range of case studies

Nelson's Pathfinders Novelty Trapped on this desolate islandThe remarkable story of how a handful of intrepid scientific navigators underpinned British naval dominance in the conflict with Napoleon During the Napoleonic Wars, more than twice as many British warships were lost to shipwreck than in battle. The Royal Navy's fleets had to operate in unfamiliar seas and dangerous coastal waters, where navigational ignorance was as great a threat as enemy guns. If Britain was to win the war, improved intelligence