Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar Volume 1: Performed in H.M. Ships Leven and Barracouta - Couverture souple

Owen, William Fitzwilliam

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ISBN 10 : 1108050638 ISBN 13 : 9781108050630

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2012

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William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774–1857) was a British naval officer. Between 1821 and 1826 he commanded an expedition to Africa, Arabia and Madagascar with the Royal Navy ships Leven and Barracouta, during which he mapped some 30,000 miles of coastline. His memoirs of the voyage are presented in this two-volume account, first published in 1833. Volume 1 begins by presenting Owen's instructions from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and the Hydrographical Office, on which the editor comments that Owen was not given the power to take account of seasonal climate changes. Through Owen's recollections we learn that this proved fatal, as many of his crew succumbed to tropical diseases. Providing a vivid account of African exploration in the nineteenth century, Owen also documents his encounters with native peoples and wildlife. His writings remain of great interest to geographers, historians and anthropologists.

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• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1108050638
• ISBN 13: 9781108050630
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 472