Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar 2 Volume Set - William Fitzwilliam Owen

Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar 2 Volume Set

Performed in HM Ships Leven and Barracouta
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902 Seiten
2012
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-05065-4 (ISBN)
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First published in 1833, this two-volume account documents the 1821–6 expedition of naval officer William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774–1857) to Africa and its neighbouring lands. Describing the native peoples and wildlife encountered, these volumes also give insight into slavery, colonialism and tropical diseases.
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. In Volume 1, Owen describes the native peoples and wildlife he encountered, and the tragic deaths of many of his crew from tropical diseases. In Volume 2, he describes colonial life, native rituals, missionaries, slavery and the virulent tropical illnesses to which many of his crew succumbed.

Volume 1: Advertisement; Introduction; 1. Trial of rockets; 2. Arrival in Porto Grande; 3. A man overboard; 4. Jem of the water; 5. English bill; 6. Quarter-deck market; 7. Fever on board; 8. Superstitious fear; 9. The seasons at St Mary's; 10. Mozambique; 11. Lieutenant Owen's narrative continued; 12. The gun-room steward; 13. Ball on board; 14. Ascend the Dundas; 15. Meet the Barracouta; 16. Anchor recovered; 17. Islands of Boene and Chuluwan; 18. Town of Muskat; 19. Cape Guardafui; 20. Lieut. Boteler's journal; 21. The leopard's bank; 22. Arrival at Pemba. Volume 2: 1. Quit Zanzibar; 2. Querimba Islands; 3. Leave the Barracouta; 4. Harbour of Tamatave; 5. The Senna expedition; 6. Town of Senna; 7. A priest's extortion; 8. Sandy island; 9. Coast of Madagascar; 10. Radama; 11. Interview with Radama; 12. Commerce; 13. The funeral; 14. The Seychelles islands; 15. A massacre; 16. Leave the Seychelles; 17. Join the 'Albatross'; 18. A boy sold; 19. Kidnapped seamen; 20. A native king's son; 21. Bijooga islands; 22. Captain Vidal's proceedings; 23. Population and commerce; 24. Scenery in Kabenda bay; 25. People of Cape Lopez; 25a. Corisco bay; 26. Fernando Po; 27. Intended visit to King Peppel; 28. Rivers between Cape Formosa and the Bonny; 29. Survey of the Gambia; Appendix.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 19.7.2012
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 1240 g
Themenwelt Reisen Reiseberichte Afrika
Reisen Reiseberichte Naher Osten
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10 1-108-05065-4 / 1108050654
ISBN-13 978-1-108-05065-4 / 9781108050654
Zustand Neuware
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