Book, Narrative of a Voyage Round the World performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur, Volume II
Maker
Belcher, Edward
Colburn, Henry
Production date
1843
Object detail
Brief Description
This narrative written by Captain Sir Edward Belcher, Expedition Commander describes his round-the-world journey on the ship HMS Sulphur, undertaken from 1836 to 1842. Details of naval operations in China, from December 1840 to November 1841 are included. Illustrated throughout.
Edition/State/Version
First edition
Collection
Maker
Production date
1843
Production place
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Blue linen hard cover, leather spine and corners, gold embossed printing and decoration on spine and cover, printed on paper with black ink.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 234 x 163mm
Signature/Inscription
Ko te Matauranga te Kaha Russell Duncan, Bookplate, Handwritten
Hawkes Bay Art Society, Bookplate, Printed
Stamp of two opposing arrows from Russell Duncan's bookplate., Stamp, Stamp
Dymock's Book Arcade
428 George Street
Sydney, Label, Printed
Hawkes Bay Art Society, Bookplate, Printed
Stamp of two opposing arrows from Russell Duncan's bookplate., Stamp, Stamp
Dymock's Book Arcade
428 George Street
Sydney, Label, Printed
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1836-1842
Credit line
from the Russell Duncan Collection
Other number(s)
910.4 Bel, 17, 15543
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