The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands. The Voyages of the Brig 'Williams', 1819-1820, as recorded in contemporary documents, and the Journal of Midshipman C.W. Poynter por CAMPBELL, R.J. (editor) - 2000

Hakluyt Society, London, 2000. Coloured frontispiece, plates. Large 8vo (10 x 7 inches), original dark blue cloth blocked in gilt. Fine in very good dust jacket which is however faded at the backstrip, Weight 1.2 kg thus extra overseas postage will be requested.

Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: Fine. Hakluyt Society, London, UK 2000. 248 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: 9.7 x 7 x 1.2. Nautical::History Nautical::Journeys History::Exploration::Polar History::Britain 6203L

London, UK: Hakluyt Society [0 904180 62 X] 2000. (hardcover) xv, 232pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. Fine / Fine. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Gilt sailing ship pictorial stamped to front. Pristine, with colour frontispiece, maps, black and white historical photographs. Series III; Volume 4..

London: Published by Hakluyt Society, 2000. 4to. pp. xv + 232 with colour and black & white illustrations and maps.original blue cloth hardcover in dust wrapper. ' In 1819 William Smith, with a general cargo from Montevideo to Valparaiso, sailed further south round Cape Horn than his predecessors, in the hope of finding favorable winds. He sighted land in 62 degrees South. His report to the Senior Naval Officer in Valparaiso was ridiculed, but on a subsequent voyage he confirmed his discovery, taking soundings and sailing along the coast. As a result Captain Shirreff, the Senior Naval Officer, charted his vessel, the brig Williams, and having put Edward Bransfield the master of his ship, HMS Andromache, in charge, sent her to survey the new discovery. Charles Poynter was one of the midshipmen who sailed with Bransfield. His account of this expedition, which forms the principal part of this volume, recently came to light in New Zealand, and is the only first-hand account of the voyage, during which… Ler mais

London: The Hakluyt Society, 2000. The Voyages of the Brig Williams, 1818-1820, as Recorded in Contemporary Documents and The Journal of Midshipman C.W. Poynterxv, 232pp. 31 maps and illustrations inc. colour frontis. Blue wrappers with blue cloth boards, gilt. No inscriptions, clipping, fading or wear. Hakluyt Society Series III Volume 4.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

LONDON HAKLUYT, 2000. FINE COPY WITH DUST WRAP. SERIES III VOLUME 4. THE VOYAGES OF THE BRIG WILLIAMS 1819-1820 AS RECORDED IN CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTS. INCLUDES 31ILLUSTRATIONS..

Routledge, 2000-12-28. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!