The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido 1843-1846

The visit of her majesty's ship Dido to Borneo, and her services against the pirates, occupy comparatively so small a portion of this volume, that some excuse may be necessary for its leading title.

It was only by undertaking to make the account of them part of the narrative, that I could prevail upon my friend Mr. Brooke to intrust me with his Journal for any public object; and when I looked at his novel and important position as a ruler in Borneo, and was aware how much of European curiosity was attached to it, I felt it impossible not to consent to an arrangement which should enable me to trace the remarkable career through which he had reached that elevation. I hope, therefore, to be considered as having conquered my own disinclination to be the relater of events in which I was concerned, in order to overcome the scruples which he entertained against being the author of the autobiographical sketch, embracing so singular a portion of his life, which I have extracted from the rough notes confided to me.

That his diffidence in this respect was groundless will, I trust, be apparent from these pages, however indifferently I may have executed my unusual task, during a long homeward sea-voyage; and, from the growing interest which has arisen throughout the country for intelligence on the subject of Borneo and the adjacent archipelago, I venture also to indulge the belief that the general information will be deemed no unfit adjunct to the story of personal adventure.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Keppel
• Publisher: Salzwasser-Verlag
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 29.09.2009
• Subject: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Australia, New Zealand, Oceania
• EAN: 9783941842953
• ISBN: 978-3-941842-95-3
• Pages: 382
• Dimensions (packing): 15.5 x 22 cm
• Weight (packing): 800 g
• Series: Historische Schifffahrt > 46; Historische Schiffahrt > Bd.46; Historische Schiffahrt > 46; Historische Schifffahrt > 46
• Subjects: Expedition; Borneo; Forschungsreise; Australasien, Ozeanien, Pazifische Inseln, Atlantische Inseln