Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait : to co-operate with the polar expeditions: performed in His Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey ... in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28 ... Published by authority of the Admiralty ...

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Annotation Vol. I. -- XXVI, 472 p. -- Vol. II. -- IV, 452 p. Travelling to the Bering Strait and beyond, Beechey's expedition was supposed to have met up with Sir John Franklin and Captain Parry, who were expected to arrive from the East. Franklin came within 50 leagues of Beechey's camp, but was forced to turn back on account of bad weather. This narrative remains one of ".the most valuable of modern voyages." (Hill 93) and provides accounts of visits to Pitcairn Island, where Beechey interviewed John Adams (the last surviving member of the mutiny on the Bounty), Tahiti, Alaska, Hawaii, Macao, Okinawa, and the coast of California. Translate
Author Beechey, Frederick William, Translate
Year 1831. Translate
Imprint London : H. Colburn and R. Bentley Translate
Region Oceania. Translate
Size 22 cm Translate
Location Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht Translate
Call number T oct 1122 Translate
Technique illustrations, plates, folded maps Translate
Title Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait : to co-operate with the polar expeditions: performed in His Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey ... in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28 ... Published by authority of the Admiralty ... Translate
Type Book Translate

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