Book, Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait
Maker
Beechey, Frederick William
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
Production date
1831
Object detail
Brief Description
Book by Frederick William Beechey entitled: Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, Volume II. Published by Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley in 1831.
Volume II focuses on the voyage between San Francisco, California, the Sandwich Islands to the Beering's Strait and back to California. The appendix has information about fossil remains, Mexican bees, esquimaux vocabulary, nautical remarks, geographical positions and the aurora borealis. Throughout are inserted charts and illustrations.
Volume II focuses on the voyage between San Francisco, California, the Sandwich Islands to the Beering's Strait and back to California. The appendix has information about fossil remains, Mexican bees, esquimaux vocabulary, nautical remarks, geographical positions and the aurora borealis. Throughout are inserted charts and illustrations.
Edition/State/Version
First edition
Collection
Production date
1831
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Brown linen hard cover, leather on spine and corners, gold embossed printing on spine, printed on paper with black ink.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 230 x 155mm
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 period
Subject date
1825-1828
Credit line
from the Russell Duncan Collection
Other number(s)
910.4 Bee, 418, 60369
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