- Published / Created:
- 1825-1828
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 533
- Collection Title:
- Journal of a Voyage of Discovery in the Pacific and Beering’s Straits : on board H.M.S. Blossom
- Image Count:
- 27
- Abstract:
- The journal describes the 1825-28 voyage of the ship Blossom from Spithead, Isle of Wright to Cape Horn, Chile, the Society and Hawaiian islands, then Kamchatka and the Bering Sea. The ship went back by way of California, Hawaii, the Philipines, and China. The ship continues through Awats Bay, Bering Strait, to San Francisco, Mexico, Chile, around Cape Horn to Brazil, the Azores,and Spithead. Appendices include notes of Blossom’s other voyages, an Esquimaux vocabulary, and star and weather readings.
- Description:
- Blanks not included in pagination.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Pacific Ocean --Exploring expeditions
- Subject (Name):
- Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856, Blossom (Ship), and Wolfe, James, 1807-1848
- Subject (Topic):
- Meteorological records--19th century, Northwest Passage, and Voyages around the world
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Title and selected pages]
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