BEECHEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM

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 Beechey, in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28. [2 volume set]

London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. 1831, New Edition. Half-Leather, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, 2 volumes: xxii, 472; iv, 452 pages. 23 plates, 3 maps. The frontispiece map in volume I is detached. Leather spine rubbed, marbled boards. "Beechey's book is one of the most valuable of modern voyages and relates extensive visits to Pitcairn Island, Easter Island, the Tuamotu Archipeligo, the Society Islands, the Mangareva (Gambier) Islands, and Tahiti, Alaska, Hawaii, Macoa, Okinawa, and the coast of California. [and] provides an important account of Monterey and San Francisco before the American conquest." (Hill). Hill 94;. Good.

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Catalogue: Travel and Exploration

BEECHEY, Frederick William.

Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait...London, Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831. 2 volumes. Large 8vo. With 3 lithographed maps (2 large folding), 20 engraved plates, 3 two-page folding plates, and 1 engraved illustration in the text. Contemporary half green morocco, marbled sides, gold-tooled title on spine, marbled edges.

XXVI, [1], [1 blank], 472; IV, 330, [1], 331-452 pp.First octavo edition of Beechey's account of his celebrated Pacific voyage, which was preceded by a quarto edition in the same year. It "is one of the most valuable of modern voyages and relates extensive visits to Pitcairn Island, Easter Island, the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Society Islands, the Mangareva (Gambier) Islands, and Tahiti, Alaska, Hawaii, Macao, Okinawa, and the coast of California" (Hill).Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), English naval officer and hydrographer, was appointed to command the Blossom and to sail to the Bering Strait to assist in finding a northwest passage. In the winter and spring of 1826-1827 he visited California, Hawaii, Macao, the Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and the Philippines. The account also includes valuable descriptions of San Francisco and Monterey before the American conquest, with many details regarding the mission among the indigenous Americans.The plates include portraits of John Adams, indigenous Alaskans (Eskimos), views of the Pictairn Islands, Gambier Islands and Ryukyu Islands (Loo Choo). The account concludes with an extensive appendix, including a vocabulary of the language of the western Alaskan Eskimos.Binding slightly rubbed (especially the marbled sides), corners slightly bumped. With a small tear in the first large folding map. Otherwise in good condition.l Forbes 772; Hill 93; Howes B309; Howgego, 1800-1850, B22; Judd 16; O'Reilly & Reitman 849; Sabin 4347; cf. Alt Japan Kat. 180 (German edition); not in Abbey, Travel; Cordier, Japonica.

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BEECHEY, FREDERICK W.

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, R.N In The Years 1825, 26. 28. Bibliotheca Australiana #34. 2 Volumes.

New Edition in two volumes. Demy 8vo; Vol. I. pp. xxii, 472; 2 folding maps (of which one is frontispiece), 1 double page map; 13 illustrations; Vol. II. pp. iv, 452; 10 illustrations and charts (of which 4 are folding illustrations); appendix, small crease to cloth on bottom of spine of volume II otherwise both volumes very good copies. N.Israel, Amsterdam; Da Capo Press, New York, (1968).

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Book number: 123470

Keywords: maritime history discovery exploration Pacific Frederick Beechey

Beechey, Frederick W.

Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait (2 volumes)

Gebonden, hardcover, inclusief stofomslag; 1968; Amsterdam/New York : N. Israel/Da Capo Press; Conditie: Goed; 2 uniform volumes with original leatherette binding, transperent dust jackets, foldable maps, some (foldable) b/w illustrations, XXII,472+IV,452p., 8vo. Bibliotheca Australiana #34 and #35. Facsimile of the 1831 edition.; Engels

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Book number: 301040-KA22

Catalogue: Geschiedenis/Expedities

Keywords: Ontdekkingsreizen, Expedities

Beechey, Frederick W. & H.W.Beechey.

Proceedings of the expedition to explore the northern coast of Africa from Tripoly eastward in 1821 and 1822. Comprehending an account of ther Greater Syrtis and Cyrenaica nd the ancient cities composing the Pentapolis.

London, John Murray, 1828. XXIV,572, XLIII,[5] pp. 2 (1 fold.) maps, 8 plans on 7 plts, 11 aquatinted plts & 2 engraved plts. Rebound in modern cloth binding. - Some light foxing. First edition with ample margins.

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