Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in HM Sloop Chanticleer, Webster

Автор: Webster
Название: Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in HM Sloop Chanticleer
ISBN: 1108041884 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108041881
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: HMS Chanticleer sailed to the South Atlantic under the experienced surveyor Captain Henry Foster to study longitude and the figure of the earth. In Volume 2 of his account of the voyage, published in 1834, the ship`s surgeon describes Central America and Panama, and summarises the expedition`s scientific findings.

Автор: Grant
Название: The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Majesty`s Vessel the Lady Nelson … in the Years 1800, 1801, and 1802, to New South Wales
ISBN: 1108039413 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108039413
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Описание: In 1800-2 the naval officer James Grant (1772-1833) sailed the Lady Nelson to Australia in order to test a new design of keel. This 1803 publication describes the sea trials, together with his impressions of Cape Town and Australia, their natural history and their indigenous and colonial populations.

Автор: La P?rouse
Название: A Voyage round the World, Performed in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by the Boussole and Astrolabe
ISBN: 1108031846 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108031844
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Описание: La Perouse (1741-88), the French explorer, led an expedition which was lost in the Pacific in 1788. These volumes, first published in English in 1799, and based on documents sent back by La Perouse from Australia before his disappearance, provide a fascinating account of the discoveries of the expedition.

Автор: Bougainville
Название: A Voyage round the World, Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766–1769
ISBN: 1108031870 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108031875
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Описание: This is an English translation from 1772 of the famous Voyage Autour du Monde (1771) by Louis de Bougainville (1729-1811), French admiral and explorer. Describing de Bougainville`s adventures on the voyage, it includes graphic descriptions of the discomforts and perils of sea voyages in the eighteenth century.

Автор: La P?rouse
Название: A Voyage round the World, Performed in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, by the Boussole and Astrolabe
ISBN: 1108031838 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108031837
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Описание: La Perouse (1741-88), the French explorer, led an expedition which was lost in the Pacific in 1788. These volumes, first published in English in 1799, and based on documents sent back by La Perouse from Australia before his disappearance, provide a fascinating account of the discoveries of the expedition.

Автор: Fisher
Название: Journal of a Voyage of Discovery to the Arctic Regions, Performed 1818, in His Majesty`s Ship Alexander, Wm. Edw. Parry, Esq. Lieut. and Commander
ISBN: 1108042244 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108042246
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Описание: This detailed eye-witness account, first published anonymously in 1819, describes Sir John Ross` abortive expedition to search for the North-West Passage. Its evidence about how the mission was abandoned at Lancaster Sound differed markedly from Ross` own report, published the same year amid controversy, and also reissued in this series.

Автор: Sturt
Название: Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831
ISBN: 1108038867 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108038867
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Описание: Published in 1833, this two-volume account by Charles Sturt (1795-1869) documents the difficulties of exploring unmapped territory in the harsh Australian summer. Volume 2 focuses on Sturt`s travels from the Murrumbidgee River to the Murray and his arduous return journey, describing the region`s topography and its Aboriginal inhabitants.

Автор: Sturt
Название: Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831
ISBN: 1108038859 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108038850
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Описание: Published in 1833, this two-volume account by Charles Sturt (1795-1869) documents the difficulties of exploring unmapped territory in the harsh climate of the Australian summer. Volume 1 focuses on Sturt`s expedition along the Macquarie and Darling rivers, and his encounters with the Aboriginal population of that region.

Автор: Weddell
Название: A Voyage towards the South Pole: Performed in the Years 1822–24
ISBN: 1108041582 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108041584
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Описание: James Weddell (1787-1834) led several voyages towards the Antarctic. This 1825 publication includes an important early account of the South Shetlands and details of South Atlantic coastal waters. Weddell records encounters with indigenous peoples, fellow mariners, wildlife and icebergs, and pays tribute to the endurance of his crew.