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The Great United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842.
by STANTON, William
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press, 1975.. 8°, cloth with dust jacket (3-cm. tear across spine). Overall in very good condition. x, 433 pp., black-and-white illustrations, maps on flyleaves. *** Recounts the Wilkes Expedition, whose six ships set out from Norfolk in summer 1838 to sail to the polar regions, the South Pacific, and the coasts of present-day Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The expedition discovered new islands and reefs in the Pacific and charted the Fijis and other islands. Its men explored, fought with natives, and gathered copious scientific specimens, many of which were given to the National Museum, the Naval Observatory, and the U.S. Botanical Garden.***
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- Bookseller
- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25760
- Title
- The Great United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842.
- Author
- STANTON, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press, 1975.
- Keywords
- travel, exploration, Chile, Pacific, Wilkes Expedition, Polar regions, Arctic, Antarctic, South Pacific, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Science, Scientific expeditions, United States, Americas, Seals, Fiji Islands, Navigation, Pacific Ocean
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