A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean, Vol. 2 of 2

A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean, Vol. 2 of 2

Author: Alexander George Findlay

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-08

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13: 9780282853044

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Excerpt from A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean, Vol. 2 of 2: With Description of Its Coasts, Islands, From the Strait of Magalhaens to the Arctic Sea, and Those of Asia and Australia; Its Winds, Currents, and Other Phenomena In the Introduction to the first part we have given a brief enumeration of the principal authorities upon which the authenticity of our book rests. It is unnecessary to allude to this further here, the more especially as the subsequent pages will show that the original works are carefully quoted for each article. And the reader will be able to judge as to the degree of dependence, necessarily very various, which each account may claim. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795-1798

William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795-1798

Author: Andrew David

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-02-17

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1134767501

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Edited and richly annotated by Lt Cdr Andrew David, this volume offers for the first time a complete transcript of the handwritten journal kept by William Broughton on his voyage to the North Pacific (1795-1798), together with supplementary letters and the journal of Broughton's journey across Mexico (1793). An extensive introduction by Professor Barry Gough places the voyage in its historical context. Broughton had first visited the North Pacific in 1792 in command of the brig Chatham during Vancouver's voyage. When negotiations between Vancouver and Juan Francisco Bodega y Quadra reached an impasse, Broughton was sent back to London to seek fresh instructions, travelling across Mexico and returning to Europe in Spanish ships. Back in London in July 1793 he was appointed in command of the sloop Providence with orders to rejoin Vancouver in the Pacific, taking with him the astronomer John Crosley.


Navigating by the Southern Cross

Navigating by the Southern Cross

Author: Kenneth Morgan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-01-28

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1350154784

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In this comprehensive study, Kenneth Morgan provides an authoritative account of European exploration and discovery in Australia. The book presents a detailed chronological overview of European interests in the Australian continent, from initial speculations about the 'Great Southern Land' to the major hydrographic expeditions of the 19th century. In particular, he analyses the early crossings of the Dutch in the 17th century, the exploits of English 'buccaneer adventurer' William Dampier, the famous voyages of James Cook and Matthew Flinders, and the little-known French annexation of Australia in 1772. Introducing new findings and drawing on the latest in historiographical research, this book situates developments in navigation, nautical astronomy and cartography within the broader contexts of imperial, colonial, and maritime history.


William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795–1798

William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795–1798

Author: Mr Andrew David

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2013-07-28

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 1409482294

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Edited and richly annotated by Lt Cdr Andrew David, this volume offers for the first time a complete transcript of the handwritten journal kept by William Broughton on his voyage to the North Pacific (1795-1798), together with letters and the journal of his journey across Mexico (1793). Aiming to complete the work left unfinished by Cook's third voyage, Broughton surveyed the coasts of Japan, the Kurile Islands, Sakhalin and Korea, despite being wrecked on an uncharted reef off the Ryukyu Islands in the middle of the mission.