James Colnett

A Voyage to the South Atlantic and Round Cape Horn Into the Pacific Ocean

For the Purpose of Extending the Spermaceti Whale Fisheries, and Other OB

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An account of an expedition to Antarctica in 1793-4, written by the Ship's Captain and first published in 1798.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781108048354
• ISBN-10: 1108048358
• Artikelnr.: 35456356

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication; Introduction; 1. Passage of the Rattler from England to Rio Janeiro; 2. Attempt to discover Isle Grand
and passage round Cape Horn; 3. Remarks on the navigation round Cape Horn; 4. Route from Cape Horn to making the Coast of Chili
and the Isles St. Felix and St. Ambrose; 5. Route of the Rattler from the Isles Saint Felix and Saint Ambrose
to the Coast of Peru; 6. The Galapagoe Isles; 7. Passage from the Galapoagoe Isles
to Isle Cocas; 8. Route from Isle Cocas
to the Coast of Mexico
and Isles Santo Barto
and Rocka Rartido
from thence to the Coast of California
and account of our cruize in the Gulf of California
with our return to Socoro after searching for Isle St. Thomas; 9. The Rattler quits the Isle of Socoro for the Coast of Mexico: some account of our transactions there
and while we lay an anchor before the Island of Quibo
in the Gulf of Panama
to our arrival at the Isles of the Galapagoes
on and near the Equator; 10. The Rattler leaves the Galapagoe Isles and Coast of Peru
for the Isles Saint Felix and Saint Ambrose
on the Coast of Chili: from thence she rounds Cape Horn
on her passage to Isle Saint Helena
in the Atlantic Ocean; 11. From Isle Saint Helena to England.