A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage

Undertaken in the Years 1815-1818, at the Expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the Ship Rurick

AvOtto von Kotzebue

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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An admirer of Captain Cook, Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846) was a leading navigator, in Russian service, circumnavigating the globe three times. His 1815 expedition set out to find a passage through the Arctic, study the coastlines of Kamchatka and Alaska, and explore the Pacific. Among the personnel were the naturalist Chamisso and the artist Choris, who both contributed valuable information to the published account, while Eschscholtz, a physician, collected zoological specimens. Originally published in 1821 in Russian and German, this English translation, presented with many plates and charts, appeared the same year and formed part of Darwin's library aboard the Beagle. Volume 1 details the expedition's inception and presents the journal of the voyage, with observations of Cape Horn, Polynesia, Siberia, Alaska, California, and Hawaii. Meteorological details are regularly recorded, but this account is notable for its vivid descriptions of the peoples encountered.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-05-06
Mått:140 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
Antal sidor:388
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108057578
Översättare:H. E. Lloyd

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Innehållsförteckning

Translator's preface H. E. Lloyd; Introduction I. F. Krusenstern; Instructions for the astronomical and physical operations on the voyage to the North Pole J. C. Hörner; Preface Otto von Kotzebue; Preparations; Journal of the voyage: 1. From Cronstadt to Copenhagen; 2. From Copenhagen to England; 3. From Plymouth to Teneriffe; 4. From Teneriffe to Brazil. St Catherine; 5. From St Catherine to the coast of Chili. Conception; 6. From the Bay of Conception to Kamtschatka; 7. From Kamtschatka to the newly discovered Kotzebue's Sound, behind Beering's Straits; 8. From Kotzebue's Sound to Oonalashka; 9. From Oonalashka to California; 10. From the coast of California to the Sandwich Islands.