A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803... - 9781108053983

A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804In Which the Author Visited Madeira, the Brazils, Cape of Good Hope, the English Settlements of Botany Bay and Norfolk Island, and the Principal Islands in the Pacific Ocean\nAuthor(s): John Turnbull\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108053983, 978-1108053983\nSynopsis\nThis nineteenth-century travelogue documents John Turnbull's five-year journey around the world. Turnbull (fl. [tel], a sailor in the merchant service, set out from Portsmouth in 1800 with the original purpose of pursuing trade in north-west Asia. In his ship, the Margaret, he sailed via Madeira and around the Cape of Good Hope. Setting aside his trading plans, he went on to explore Pacific territories, including Australia, Norfolk Island and the Society Islands. This book records his observations throughout, and also includes an appendix featuring Turnbull's.