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
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2016-02-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134767501

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.

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.
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2013-07-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1409482294

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.

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
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2017-08-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781375562836

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Travels in India, Ceylon and Borneo

Travels in India, Ceylon and Borneo
Author: Basil Hall
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780415344852

Miscellaneous in their topics, and arranged without any order the volumes re-issued here have been selected for their clarity and interest, both geographical and historical. Few books give a more graphic picture of the Royal Navy a century ago.