Edward Sir Belcher

Narrative of the Voyage of H.m.s. Samarang During the Years 1843-46; Employed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago; Accompanied by a Brief Edward Sir Belcher

Publisher Marketing: Title: Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Samarang during the years 1843-46; employed surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago; accompanied by a brief vocabulary of the principal languages ... With notes on the natural history of the Islands, by Arthur Adams. [With plates and maps.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Belcher, Edward, Sir; Adams, Arthur . 1848 2 vol.; 8 . 1426.k.10,11. Contributor Bio:  Adams, Arthur Arthur G. Adams is founding president of the Hudson River Maritime Center at Roundabout Landing in Kingston. In 1981, he was given a special award of merit for outstanding achievement in Regional Studies by the State University of New York. He is Executive Vice President of the Hudson River Navigation Company is trustee of the Victor Herbert Performance Trust Fund.