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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 April 2012
    30 June 2011
    ISBN:
    9780511996641
    9781108029223
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511996641
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.6kg, 474 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Area Studies, Geography, Historical Geography, Asian Studies, History, South-East Asian History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Geography, Historical Geography, Asian Studies, History, South-East Asian History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    Sir Edward Belcher (1799–1877) was a British naval officer who served as surveyor on several long voyages in the Atlantic and Pacific. Published in 1848, this two-volume account, interspersed with charts and illustrations, was the second of his journals to appear in print, and appealed to Victorian readers' enthusiasm for books on exploration, natural history, ethnology and adventure. Volume 1 combines reports on navigation and encounters with pirates with vivid descriptions of coral reefs, villages and temples. It describes the topography and inhabitants of exotic locations including Borneo, Manila, Singapore and Korea, and visits to sultans, rajahs and governors. It also documents the expedition's gathering of practical and strategic information on subjects including reliable water supplies, the goldmines of Sarawak and the quality of coal available for naval steamships.

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