Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait
Subtitle: 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 ... Published by authority of the Admiralty ...
Publisher: H. Colburn and R. Bentley
Published: 1831
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
Subjects: Blossom (Ship); Oceania.; Pacific Ocean.; Arctic regions.
Description: 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.