Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait 2 Volume Set
Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait 2 Volume Set
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inc GSTFrederick William Beechey (1796–1856), naval officer and hydrographer, joined the Navy at a young age and went on to survey coastlines and oceans around the world. He published several accounts of his expeditions to destinations including the Arctic and Africa. This two-volume work, first published in 1831, describes his voyage in 1825–1828 to the Bering Strait, where he was to meet the explorers Sir John Franklin and Sir Edward Parry if they succeeded in finding the North-West Passage. Volume 1 records Beechey's outward journey, including visits to Pitcairn Island, where he met the last surviving Bounty mutineer and documented his story, Tahiti, and Hawai'i, and his first season exploring the Bering Strait. Volume 2 follows the expedition from California via China to its second Arctic summer, and includes a vocabulary of Eskimo words, notes on harbours and navigation, and a vivid description of the northern lights.
Product details
June 2011Multiple copy pack
9781108031059
1040 pages
217 × 141 × 62 mm
1.43kg
23 b/w illus. 3 maps
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Introduction
- 1. Departure from England
- 2. Leave the coast of Chili
- 3. Pitcairn Island
- 4. Bounty Bay
- 5. Visit Oeno Island
- 6. Second interview with the natives
- 7. Quit Gambier Islands
- 8. Boat sent to examine the channel into Bow Island Lagoon
- 9. Proceedings at Otaheite
- 10. Departure from Otaheite
- 11. Quit Kotzebue Sound
- 12. Interesting narrative of the boat expedition. Volume 2:
- 1. Arrive at San Francisco
- 2. Observations on the country of California and its trade
- 3. Passage to the Sandwich Islands
- 4. Further remarks on the inhabitants
- 5. Appearance of Loo Choo
- 6. Passage from Loo Choo eastward
- 7. Arrive at Chamisso Island
- Appendix.
