Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait Beechey Volume 2

Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait Beechey Volume 2

Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's StraitTo Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the Command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28\nAuthor(s): Frederick William Beechey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108031042, 978-1108031042\nSynopsis\nFrederick William Beechey [tel], 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 [tel]. 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 wh.

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