Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Samarang, during the Years 184... - 9781108029223
Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Samarang, during the Years 184346Employed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago\nAuthor(s): Edward Belcher, Arthur Adams\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108029223, 978-1108029223\nSynopsis\nSir Edward Belcher [tel] 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 reports on navigation and encounters with pirates with vivid descriptions of coral reefs, villages and temples. It describes the topography and inhabitants of exotic locations including Borneo, Manila, Singapore and Korea, and visits to sultans, rajahs and governors. It al.
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