FOUR TRAVEL JOURNALS: THE AMERICAS, ANTARCTICA AND AFRICA, 1775-1874

The four documents presented are the 1775 journal of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra concerning his expedition northward along the Pacific coast of north America, Pringle Stokes' journal on board HMS Beagle in the Straits of Magellan in 1827, the journal of Midshipman Joseph Henry Kay duri...

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Published in:Polar record 2009, Vol.45 (2), p.185
Main Authors: Stone, Ian R, Beals, Campbell, Savours, McConnell, Bridges, Herbert K, R J, Ann, Anita, Roy
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Diaries
Expeditions
Explorers
Historic documents
Nonfiction
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Summary:The four documents presented are the 1775 journal of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra concerning his expedition northward along the Pacific coast of north America, Pringle Stokes' journal on board HMS Beagle in the Straits of Magellan in 1827, the journal of Midshipman Joseph Henry Kay during the voyage to the Antarctic among other destinations of HMS Chanticleer in 1828-1831, and, finally, Jacob Wainwright's diary of the transportation of Dr Livingstone's body to the coast of Africa in 1873-1874.
ISSN:0032-2474
1475-3057
DOI:10.1017/S0032247408008097