Voyage Of Discovery To The North Pacific Ocean, And Round The World In The Years 1790-95 ( 3 Volumes ) [Library Binding]

George Vancouver (Author)

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• Library Binding
• Publisher: Reprint Services Corp (January 1798)
• ISBN-10: 0781251001
• ISBN-13: 978-0781251006
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful first hand account, July 3, 2001

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This review is from: Voyage Of Discovery To The North Pacific Ocean, And Round The World In The Years 1790-95 ( 3 Volumes ) (Library Binding)

George Vancouver served as a midshipman under Captain James Cook during Cook's earlier voyage to the Pacific Northwest and in 1790 he got a chance to take two ships, the Discovery and the Chatham, for his own adventures there. Vancouver's writing style is sometimes factual (he knew when writing the journals that they would have to be handed over to the Admiralty upon his return) but always interesting. He matter of factly recounts the fascinating events that punctuate the voyage and never loses sight of his objectives - to liberate the English fort on Vancouver Island from the Spanish and the ever present objective of the times - to find a North West Passage.

These journals also form a fascinating historical account of the day to day activities aboard a voyage of naval exploration, as well as explaining why so many bays, islands and sounds bear the names Howe and Chatham (two of the Lords of the Admiralty at the time). I found that if you read these journals with a good atlas, you will also note that almost every member of the crews of both ships has a contribution to today's world geography - including Mount Baker and Puget Sound (in Washington State) and Vancouver and Vancouver Island (in British Columbia).

All in all a fascinating read, and one that makes the reader feel as if they are sailing as a passenger on that epic journey.