A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804: In Which the Author Visited Madeira, the Brazils, Cape of Good Hope, the Engl

by John Turnbull

This nineteenth-century travelogue documents John Turnbull's five-year journey around the world. Turnbull (fl. 1799-1813), a sailor in the merchant service, set out from Portsmouth in 1800 with the original purpose of pursuing trade in north-west Asia. In his ship, the Margaret, he sailed via Madeira and around the Cape of Good Hope. Setting aside his trading plans, he went on to explore Pacific territories, including Australia, Norfolk Island and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110805398X
• ISBN13: 9781108053983
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"