Berthold Seemann (1825-71), a German-born botanist and traveller, published several scientific books and articles. He also composed music and in the 1860s he wrote three plays which enjoyed some success in Germany. In 1846 Seemann was appointed naturalist to the British ship HMS Herald, which was engaged in a hydrographical survey of the Pacific. In this two-volume work, published in 1853, the author recounts how he joined the Herald in Panama in 1847 and remained on board until 1851. The ship explored almost all of the West Coast of America and also sailed north into the Arctic seas. Volume 1 describes Seemann's discoveries on the Isthmus of Panama while awaiting the arrival of his ship, and Volume 2 deals with the Herald's voyage to the Arctic, as part of the effort by the British Navy to find traces of Sir John Franklin's expedition, and its return voyage via Ascension Island.
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1 Maps; 2 Halftones, color
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Dicke: 38 mm
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978-1-108-04982-5 (9781108049825)
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Volume 1: Preface; 1. Departure from England; 2. Departure from Rio de Janeiro; 3. Papudo Bay; 4. The Galapagos Islands; 5. Boundary line of Nueva Granada; 6. City of Panama; 7. Cape Flattery rocks; 8. Cape Mendocina; 9. Siguantenejo; 10. Survey of the western coast of Nueva Granada; 11. Republic of Ecuador; 12. Loja; 13. Navon; 14. Guayaquil; 15. Survey of the coast of Darien; 16. Geographical position of the Isthmus of Panama; 17. Flora and fauna of the Isthmus of Panama; 18. Topographical description; 19. Inhabitants of the Isthmus; 20. The Indians of the Isthmus. Volume 2: 1. The Herald ordered to search fro Franklin's expedition; 2. Behring's Strait; 3. The ice-cliffs of Eschscholtz Bay; 4. The Eskimoes; 5. Departure from Kotzbue Sound; 6. Second voyage to Behring's Strait; 7. Separation of the two vessels; 8. The Plover's wintering in Kotzbue Sound; 9. Mazatlan; 10. Journey into the interior of North-western Mexico; 11. Departure from Mazatlan; 12. Historical summary of the five years' search after Sir John Franklin; 13. Continuation of the voyage of the Herald; 14. The island of Hongkong; 15. Departure from Hongkong; 16. Stay at the Cape of Good Hope; Appendix; Index.
