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Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait
Frederick William Beechey
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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
出版Cambridge University Press, 2011-05
主題History / GeneralHistory / Polar RegionsHistory / OceaniaNature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & SeasScience / HistoryTransportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / GeneralTravel / General
ISBN11080310489781108031042
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=IFt9A9JDCYwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.