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.

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: 555

ISBN-13: 1134767579

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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.

Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea: And the Great Loo-Choo Island; With Two Charts
Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea: And the Great Loo-Choo Island; With Two Charts

Author: Basil Hall

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2017-08-19

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781375562836

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Ryūkyū Studies to 1854
Ryūkyū Studies to 1854

Author: Patrick Beillevaire

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9784931444331

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This collection gathers all the primary texts, some rare or hitherto unpublished, written on Ryukyu by Western visitors, scholars, and missionaries from the 16th century to the eve of World War II. This first set of five volumes covers the period up to the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1854. It is of interest to historians and anthropologists, as well as to everyone who wants to understand the background of Okinawa's persistent distinctiveness and of its complex relations with the Japanese governments.