Title: Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait to co-operate with the polar expeditions : performed in His Majesty's ship Blossom under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey ... in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28.
Authors: Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856.; Great Britain.
Publisher: H. Colburn and R. Bentley,
Year: 1831
Subjects: Blossom (Ship); Pacific Ocean Description and travel.; Arctic regions Description and travel.
Abstract: Travelling to the Bering Strait and beyond, Beechey's expedition was supposed to have met up with Sir John Franklin and Captain Parry, who were expected to arrive from the East. Franklin came within 50 leagues of Beechey's camp, but was forced to turn back on account of bad weather. This narrative remains one of ".the most valuable of modern voyages." (Hill 93) and provides accounts of visits to Pitcairn Island, where Beechey interviewed John Adams (the last surviving member of the mutiny on the Bounty), Tahiti, Alaska, Hawaii, Macao, Okinawa, and the coast of California.
Contents: Vol. I. -- XXVI, 472 p. -- Vol. II. -- IV, 452 p.