Having joined the Royal Navy at the age of ten, Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856) had risen to the rank of lieutenant when he served under John Franklin on the 1818 British expedition to the Arctic in search of a possible route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Two ships, the Dorothea and the Trent, were sent to find a route via the seas around Spitsbergen. A little north of 80 Degrees their progress was halted by ice. Sailing west to Greenland, the Dorothea was seriously damaged and the expedition aborted. Beechey's account remains the principal source for this voyage as neither Franklin nor the overall commander David Buchan published their journals. Beechey's Arctic service equipped him to later command the Blossom in northern waters: his two-volume Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait (1831) is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.

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 1 records Beechey's outward journey via Cape Horn, his visits to Pitcairn Island, where he met the last surviving Bounty mutineer and documented his story (retold in Chapters 3 and 4), Tahiti, and Hawai'i, and his first season exploring the Bering Strait.

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.

Title: A narrative of the Voyages ... of Capt. Beechey ... to the Pacific and Behring's Straits, performed in ... 1825, 26, 27, and 28 ... and of Capt. Back, to the Thlew-ee-Chola River and the Arctic Sea ... Compiled ... by R. H.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Huish, Robert; Back, George; Beechey, Frederick William; 1836. 704 p.; 8 . 1431.d.22.

Title: A Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, performed in His Majesty's Ships Dorothea and Trent, under the command of Capt. David Buchan, R.N., 1818; to which is added, a summary of all the early attempts to reach the Pacific by way of the Pole. With plates.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GEOLOGY collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The works in this collection contain a number of maps, charts, and tables from the 16th to the 19th centuries documenting geological features of the natural world. Also contained are textbooks and early scientific studies that catalogue and chronicle the human stance toward water and land use. Readers will further enjoy early historical maps of rivers and shorelines demonstrating the artistry of journeymen, cartographers, and illustrators. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Beechey, Frederick William; Buchan, David Captain R.N.; 1843. ix. 351 p.; 8 . ORW.1986.a.3077

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Reise Nach Dem Stillen Ocean Und Der Beeringstrasse: Zur Mitwirkung Bei Den Polarexpeditionen, Ausgefuhrt Im Konigl. Engl. Schiffe Blossom, Volume 1; Volume 59; Volume 61 Of Neue Bibliothek Der Wichtigsten Reisebebeschreibungen Zur Erweiterung Der Erd-und Volkerkunde; Reise Nach Dem Stillen Ocean Und Der Beeringstrasse: Zur Mitwirkung Bei Den Polarexpeditionen, Ausgefuhrt Im Konigl. Engl. Schiffe Blossom; Frederick William Beechey Frederick William Beechey, Landes Industrie im verlage des Landes Industrie Comptoirs, 1832 Science; Earth Sciences; Geography; Arctic regions; History / Polar Regions; North Pole; Science / Earth Sciences / Geography

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Reise Nach Dem Stillen Ocean Und Der Beeringstrasse: Zur Mitwirkung Bei Den Polarexpeditionen, Ausgefuhrt Im Konigl. Engl. Schiffe Blossom, Volume 2; Volume 59; Volume 61 Of Neue Bibliothek Der Wichtigsten Reisebebeschreibungen Zur Erweiterung Der Erd-und Volkerkunde; Reise Nach Dem Stillen Ocean Und Der Beeringstrasse: Zur Mitwirkung Bei Den Polarexpeditionen, Ausgefuhrt Im Konigl. Engl. Schiffe Blossom; Frederick William Beechey Frederick William Beechey, Landes Industrie im verlage des Landes Industrie Comptoirs, 1832 Science; Earth Sciences; Geography; Arctic regions; History / Polar Regions; North Pole; Science / Earth Sciences / Geography