Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island

With an Appendix, Containing Charts, and Various Hydrographical and Scientific Notices and a Vocabulary of the Loo-Choo Language

By:

Basil Hall

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

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A naval officer and man of science, Basil Hall (1788–1844) commanded the brig HMS Lyra as part of Lord Amherst's 1816 embassy to the Qing court in China. While Amherst was engaged on his ultimately abortive venture, the mission's ships visited the west coast of Korea, and then travelled to the island of Okinawa (then known as the Great Loo-Choo Island), where they stayed for several weeks. Little was known about these regions in Britain, and this illustrated account of the journey offered many insights. As well as providing nautical data, such as surveys, soundings and meteorological observations, Hall also comments on geography and culture. A substantial vocabulary and primer on the Okinawan language, compiled by fellow naval officer H. J. Clifford, is included in the appendix. Hall's narratives of his later travels to both North and South America are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.

Release date NZ

January 1st, 2015

Author

Basil Hall

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Assisted by H. J. Clifford

Illustrations

7 Plates, color; 1 Plates, black and white; 5 Maps

Pages

472

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

Dimensions

180x255x25

ISBN-13

9781108080422

Product ID

22970206

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