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 Objects of Commerce

By:

James Colnett

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

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British naval officer James Colnett (1753–1806) served on many voyages during his career. He was a midshipman on Captain Cook's second voyage, and in 1774, he was first to sight New Caledonia, which led to Cook naming Cape Colnett after him. Later in his career, he was in command of the fur-trading expedition that resulted in the Nootka Crisis and near-war between Spain and England. In this book, first published in 1798, Colnett gives an account of the voyage he commanded to the Antarctic in 1793. The expedition's success at charting suitable places for ships to anchor was instrumental to the development of the whaling industry in the area. This book contains accounts and maps of the islands and coastlands visited during the expedition. Among the islands visited were the Galapagos Islands, and Charles Darwin is known to have had a copy of this book on HMS Beagle.

Release date NZ

June 7th, 2012

Author

James Colnett

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

4 Plates, black and white; 6 Maps

Pages

224

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

Dimensions

210x297x12

ISBN-13

9781108048354

Product ID

19801317

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