Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in Hm Sloop Chanticleer: Under the Command of the Late Capt

by W.H.B. Webster and William Henry Bayley Webster

W. H. B. Webster (1793-1875) studied medicine and surgery in London, and in 1815 signed up to serve in the Royal Navy as an assistant surgeon. Because it was peacetime, however, he did not secure a position until 1828, when he was posted as ship's surgeon on the South Atlantic scientific mission of H.M.S. Chanticleer under Captain Henry Foster (1796-1831), a Fellow of the Royal Society with extensive experience of surveying expeditions. Published...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108041884
• ISBN13: 9781108041881
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"