Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Vydání 3Lea and Blanchard, 1845 Trade or public edition of Wilkes's narrative of the expedition directed to the general reader. The expedition roved from the southern most tip of South America to the Oregon coast, through the south and north Pacific and Antarctic waters. In the course of the expedition many locations were visited: Brazil, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Borneo, the Philippines, Singapore with extended stays at Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. This and all eds later than 1845 appeared without an atlas. |
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... rounds Mbenga through a shallow passage , and anchored off a deep harbour , where they remained for the night . The ... round the harbour of Sawau rises in most places from one to two hundred feet . At the head of the harbour a few huts ...
... rounds Mbenga through a shallow passage , and anchored off a deep harbour , where they remained for the night . The ... round the harbour of Sawau rises in most places from one to two hundred feet . At the head of the harbour a few huts ...
Strana 279
... round the island in the cutter , for the purpose of rendering assistance to Lieutenant Maury , but he arrived too late to be of service . While these transactions were taking place on the island , the water also became the scene of a ...
... round the island in the cutter , for the purpose of rendering assistance to Lieutenant Maury , but he arrived too late to be of service . While these transactions were taking place on the island , the water also became the scene of a ...
Strana 383
... Round Island , where it becomes a sunken one , running in the direction of Biva , the most western island of the group . The Round Island Passage is the only large break through it . There are , indeed , several narrow passages as Round ...
... Round Island , where it becomes a sunken one , running in the direction of Biva , the most western island of the group . The Round Island Passage is the only large break through it . There are , indeed , several narrow passages as Round ...
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