THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "CHALLENGER": VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
Written by W.J.J. Spry
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
in 1877
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THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "CHALLENGER": VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
Written by W.J.J. Spry.
Stock no. 1208945
5th.
1877.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
Fifth edition. Full red leather, 5 raised bands and gilt title to spine. Elizabeth College Guernsey gilt crest to both boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. Fold-out map showing the journey of the Challenger. 11 b/w plates and text illustrations. xviii and 388 pages. Boards scuffed and worn at edges. Small chip to top rear edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown dated 1878. Front joint just starting to crack. Some foxing mainly to prelims else contents remarkably good for a book of this age!
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Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1
- ENGLAND TO LISBON AND GIBRALTAR
- CHAPTER II
- GIBRALTAR TO MADEIRA AND TENERIFFE (CANARY ISLANDS)
- CHAPTER III
- TENERIFE (CANARY ISLANDS) TO ST. THOMAS (WEST INDIES)
- CHAPTER IV
- ST. THOMAS (WEST INDIES) TO BERMUDA AND HALIFAX (NOVA SCOTIA) AND BACK TO BERMUDA
- CHAPTRE V
- BERMUDA TO THE AZORES, CAPE DE VERDFE, ST PAUL'S ROCKS, FERNANDO NORONHA, BAHIA, TRISTAN D'ACUNHA, AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
- CHAPTER VI
- SIMON'S BAY (CAPE OF GOOD HOPE) TO MARION AND CROZET ISLANDS, TO KERGUELEN LAND AND THE HEARD ISLANDS, THE ANTARCTIC REGIONS, AND TO MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)
- CHAPTER VII.
- MELBOURNE (VICTORIA) TO SYDNEY (NEW SOUTH WALES) AND WELINGTON (NEW ZEALAND)
- CHAPTER VIII
- WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND) TO FRIENDLY AND FIJI ISLANDS, TO THE NEW HEBRIDES GROUP, AND TO SOMERSET, CAPE YORK (QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA)
- CHAPTER IX
- CAPE YORK (AUSTRALIA) TO THE ARRU AND KII ISLANDS, TO BANDA, AMBOYNA AND TERNATE (MOLUCCA ISLANDS)
- CHAPTER X
- TERNATE (MOLUCCA ISLANDS) TO SAMBOANGA, ILOILO AND MANILLA (PHILIPPINE ISLANDS) AND TO HONG KONG (CHINA)
- CHAPTER XI
- HONG KONG (CHINA) TO MANILLA, ZEBU, CAMIGUIN, AND SAMBOANGA (PHILIPPINE ISLANDS) AND TO HUMBOLDT BAY (NEW GUINEA)
- CHAPTER XII
- HUMBOLDT BAY (NEW GUINEA) TO NARES HARBOUR (ADMIRALTY ISLANDS) AND TO YOKOHAMA (JAPAN)
- CHAPTER XIII
- JAPAN
- CHAPTER XIV
- JAPAN TO SANDWICH ISLANDS
- CHAPTER XV
- SANDWICH ISLANDS TO SOCIETY ISLANDS
- CHAPTER XVI
- SOCIETY ISLANDS TO JUAN FERNANDEZ AND VALPARAISO (CHILI)
- CHAPTER XVII
- VALPARAISO, THROUGH THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CAPE VIRGIN TO FALKLAND ISLANDS AND MONTE VIDEO
- CHAPTER XIX
- MONTE VIDEO TO ASCENSION AND THE CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS
- CHAPTER
- XX
- HOMEWARD BOUND
- APPENDIX