Narrative of Four Voyages - To South Sea, North South Pacific Ocean, Chinese Sea, Ethiopic

Klappentext Published in 1832, the controversial memoirs of an American sealer and explorer, charting his voyages in the Pacific and Antarctic. Zusammenfassung Published in 1832, these memoirs by the American sealer and explorer Benjamin Morrell (1795–1839) have proven controversial. During his exploration of the Pacific and Antarctic, he claimed to have made many discoveries, several of which have proven to be unsound. Inhaltsverzeichnis Advertisement; Introduction; Part I. First Voyage: 1. Thoughts on a polar expedition; 2. Departure from Rio Janeiro; 3. The Falkland Islands; 4. Desolation Island; 5. Erroneous ideas corrected; 6. Strait of Magellan; 7. Commence surveying the western coast of South America; 8. Bay of Conception and port of Talcaguano; 9. A discovery; 10. Island of Masafuero; Part II. Second Voyage: 1. Preparations for the second voyage; 2. Peninsula de Tres Montes; 3. Bay and city of Valdivia; 4. The port of Callao; 5. Cocos island; 6. A hunting excursion; 7. Sail from the Sandwich Islands; 8. Isthmus of Darien; 9. Surrender of the castle of Callao; Part III. Third Voyage: 1. The schooner Antarctic; 2. Island of Bonavista; 3. The Cape of Good Hope; 4. Excursion into the interior; 5. Robben or Penguin Island; 6. Visit to a slave brig; 7. A sister's inquiry for the brother; Part IV. Fourth Voyage: 1. Departure of the Antarctic; 2. Island of Tristan d'Acunha; 3. New-Zealand; 4. New discoveries; 5. Sail from Manilla; 6. Massacre Islands; 7. Sail from Manilla; 8. Monteverdeson's group; 9. Massacre Islands; 10. New-Britain; 11. Disappointed hopes.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Morrell, Morrell Benjamin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.05.2014
• EAN: 9781108070805
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07080-5
• No. of pages: 506
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic; Sailing, HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historical Geography, Sailing / yachting, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Sailing