Edward Belcher

Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Samarang, During the Years 1843-46 2 Volume Set

Employed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago

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Produktbeschreibung

Belcher's account, published in 1848, includes vivid descriptions of pirates, princes, fascinating cultures, exotic flora and spectacular fauna.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1080
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 323mm x 250mm x 70mm
• Gewicht: 1778g
• ISBN-13: 9781108029247
• ISBN-10: 1108029248
• Artikelnr.: 34571040

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1: Preface
Index
1. Voyage to Borneo and the Sarawak River
2. Sarawak, Brunai, and Hong-Kong
3. Bashee and Meia-Co-Shimah Islands
4. Sooloo, Manado, Ternate, and Gilolo
5. Singapore and Brunai
6. Ambong, Manila, and Eastern Borneo
7. Eastern coast of Borneo
8. Illanon pirates and Sooloo territory
9. Batan, Hoa-Pin-San and Loo-Choo
10. Quelpart and the Korean Islands. Volume 2: 11. Japan and Loo-Choo
12. Hong-Kong and the Philippines
13. Islands of the Mindoro and Sooloo Seas
14. Labuan to Mauritius
15. Mauritius to England
Conclusion
Part I. Notes from a Journal of Research into the Natural History of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang Arthur Adams: 1. Cape de Verds, Cape of Good Hope, Java
2. Borneo
3. Bashee and Meia-Co-Shimah groups
4. The Philippine Archipelago
5. The Sooloo and Molucca Archipelagos
6. Singapore and Borneo
7. Borneo
8. Loo-Choo, Korea, Japan
9. Borneo
10. Mauritius to England
Concluding remarks
A brief vocabulary of languages Ernest Adams.