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 1 Paperback / softback
by Frederick William Beechey
Part of the Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait 2 Volume Set series
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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 2 follows the expedition from California, where it had overwintered, via Hawai'i and China, back to the Bering Strait for a second summer.
It includes a vocabulary of Eskimo words, notes on harbours and navigation, and a vivid description of the northern lights.
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- Pages:488 pages, 10 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2011
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- ISBN:9781108031042
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:488 pages, 10 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2011
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- ISBN:9781108031042