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Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Samarang, during the Years 1843–46 2 Volume Set Employed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago

Belcher, Edward
Kombinasjonsprodukt / 2011 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781108029247
Publisert
2011-03-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
1780 gr
Høyde
323 mm
Bredde
250 mm
Dybde
70 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
1080

Forfatter
Belcher, Edward
Appendix by
Adams Arthur

Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Samarang, during the Years 1843–46 2 Volume Set Employed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago

Belcher, Edward
Kombinasjonsprodukt / 2011 / Engelsk
Belcher, Edward
Kombinasjonsprodukt / 2011 / Engelsk
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Sir Edward Belcher (1799–1877) was a British naval officer who served as surveyor on several long voyages in the Atlantic and Pacific. Published in 1848, this two-volume account, interspersed with charts and illustrations, was the second of his journals to appear in print, and appealed to Victorian readers' enthusiasm for books on exploration, natural history, ethnology and adventure. Volume 1 combines topographical and strategic reports about Borneo, Manila and Singapore with tales of piracy and vivid descriptions of local customs. Volume 2 recounts dramatic episodes on the return journey from Japan via Hong Kong and Mauritius. It also contains an engaging, and sometimes alarming, commentary on flora and fauna by the ship's surgeon, Arthur Adams, in which readers are introduced to spectacular species of spiders, fish and snakes, as well as sensational descriptions of shrunken heads. It also includes a 30-page vocabulary chart for ten Asian languages.
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Volume 1: Preface; Index; 1. Voyage to Borneo and the Sarawak River; 2. Sarawak, Brunai, and Hong-Kong; 3. Bashee and Meia-Co-Shimah Islands; 4. Sooloo, Manado, Ternate, and Gilolo; 5. Singapore and Brunai; 6. Ambong, Manila, and Eastern Borneo; 7. Eastern coast of Borneo; 8. Illanon pirates and Sooloo territory; 9. Batan, Hoa-Pin-San and Loo-Choo; 10. Quelpart and the Korean Islands. Volume 2: 11. Japan and Loo-Choo; 12. Hong-Kong and the Philippines; 13. Islands of the Mindoro and Sooloo Seas; 14. Labuan to Mauritius; 15. Mauritius to England; Conclusion; Part I. Notes from a Journal of Research into the Natural History of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang Arthur Adams: 1. Cape de Verds, Cape of Good Hope, Java; 2. Borneo; 3. Bashee and Meia-Co-Shimah groups; 4. The Philippine Archipelago; 5. The Sooloo and Molucca Archipelagos; 6. Singapore and Borneo; 7. Borneo; 8. Loo-Choo, Korea, Japan; 9. Borneo; 10. Mauritius to England; Concluding remarks; A brief vocabulary of languages Ernest Adams.
Les mer
Belcher's account, published in 1848, includes vivid descriptions of pirates, princes, fascinating cultures, exotic flora and spectacular fauna.

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Sir Edward Belcher (1799–1877) was a British naval officer who served as surveyor on several long voyages in the Atlantic and Pacific. Published in 1848, this two-volume account, interspersed with charts and illustrations, was the second of his journals to appear in print, and appealed to Victorian readers' enthusiasm for books on exploration, natural history, ethnology and adventure. Volume 1 combines topographical and strategic reports about Borneo, Manila and Singapore with tales of piracy and vivid descriptions of local customs. Volume 2 recounts dramatic episodes on the return journey from Japan via Hong Kong and Mauritius. It also contains an engaging, and sometimes alarming, commentary on flora and fauna by the ship's surgeon, Arthur Adams, in which readers are introduced to spectacular species of spiders, fish and snakes, as well as sensational descriptions of shrunken heads. It also includes a 30-page vocabulary chart for ten Asian languages.
Les mer
Volume 1: Preface; Index; 1. Voyage to Borneo and the Sarawak River; 2. Sarawak, Brunai, and Hong-Kong; 3. Bashee and Meia-Co-Shimah Islands; 4. Sooloo, Manado, Ternate, and Gilolo; 5. Singapore and Brunai; 6. Ambong, Manila, and Eastern Borneo; 7. Eastern coast of Borneo; 8. Illanon pirates and Sooloo territory; 9. Batan, Hoa-Pin-San and Loo-Choo; 10. Quelpart and the Korean Islands. Volume 2: 11. Japan and Loo-Choo; 12. Hong-Kong and the Philippines; 13. Islands of the Mindoro and Sooloo Seas; 14. Labuan to Mauritius; 15. Mauritius to England; Conclusion; Part I. Notes from a Journal of Research into the Natural History of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang Arthur Adams: 1. Cape de Verds, Cape of Good Hope, Java; 2. Borneo; 3. Bashee and Meia-Co-Shimah groups; 4. The Philippine Archipelago; 5. The Sooloo and Molucca Archipelagos; 6. Singapore and Borneo; 7. Borneo; 8. Loo-Choo, Korea, Japan; 9. Borneo; 10. Mauritius to England; Concluding remarks; A brief vocabulary of languages Ernest Adams.
Les mer
Belcher's account, published in 1848, includes vivid descriptions of pirates, princes, fascinating cultures, exotic flora and spectacular fauna.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781108029247
Publisert
2011-03-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
1780 gr
Høyde
323 mm
Bredde
250 mm
Dybde
70 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
1080

Forfatter
Belcher, Edward
Appendix by
Adams Arthur

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