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Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait - To 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 (Paperback)
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Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait - To 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 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration, Volume 2
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Frederick William Beechey (1796 1856), 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 1825 1828. 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 who were travelling west from the North Atlantic.
Volume 2 follows the expedition from California, where it had
overwintered, via Hawai'i and China, back to the Bering Strait for
a second summer. It includes a vocabulary of Eskimo words, notes on
harbours and navigation, and a vivid description of the northern
lights.
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