Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering´s strait

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Performed on his Majesty´s ship Blossom, in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28.

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Description

Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856), naval officer and hydrographer, was born into a family of artists, joined the Navy at a young age and went on to travel the world to survey coastlines and oceans.

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 as commander of the Blossom in 1825–1828. The ship’s mission was to support the exploration of the North-West Passage by travelling eastwards via the Bering Strait to meet the explorers Sir John Franklin and Sir Edward Parry who were travelling west from the North Atlantic.

Volume 1 records Beechey’s outward journey via Cape Horn, his visits to Pitcairn Island, where he met the last surviving Bounty mutineer and documented his story (retold in Chapters 3 and 4), Tahiti, and Hawai’i, and his first season exploring the Bering Strait.

Author/Forfatter:
Frederick William Beechey

Language/Språk:
English

Pages/Sider:
558

Year/Utgivelsesår:
2011

Publisher/Forlag:
Cambridge University

Additional information

Weight 1.458 kg
Dimensions 22 × 14 × 6.5 cm
hs_code

49.01.9905

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