Frederick William Beechey

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 th

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Produktbeschreibung

This 1831 publication vividly describes Pacific islands, the last Bounty mutineer, the Bering Strait coastline and its Inuit population.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 558
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 778g
• ISBN-13: 9781108031035
• ISBN-10: 110803103X
• Artikelnr.: 33398980

Inhaltsangabe

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.