Contemporary naval surgical textbooks
| Author | Title | Year of publication |
|---|---|---|
| John Atkins | The Navy Surgeon | 1742 |
| Solomon de Monchy | Usual diseases on voyages to the West Indies | 1762 |
| James Lind | The Health of Seamen | 1762 |
| William Northcote | The Marine practice of Physic and Surgery | 1770 |
| N .D Falck | The Seamans Medical Instructor | 1774 |
| Gilbert Blane | The Diseases of Seamen | 1789 |
| Thomas Trotter | Medicina Nautica | 1797 |
| Robert Robertson | Diseases incident to Seamen | 1804 |
| C F Van de Burgh | The Mariners Medical Guide | 1819 |