Description: BY CHARLES WILKES OF THE US NAVY : Narrative of The United States Exploring Expedition, During The Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. In Two Volumes, with Numerous Illustrations. Ingram, Cooke, and Co. LONDON 1852, TWO VOLUMES (COMPLETE). Small octavo, two volumes. xii, 318, [2]; xiim, 326, [2]. Frontispiece to each volume, complete with all plates and illustrations.,Original publisher's brown cloth boards with gilt decorative spines. Spine ends bumped and slight chips to the heads, wear to the joints, corners corn, A G-Nr VG set of this interesting work. The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States. In May 1836, after long delays due to lack of funding, the oceanic exploration voyage was finally authorized by Congress and created by President Andrew Jackson.The expedition is sometimes called the U.S. Ex. Ex. for short, or the Wilkes Expedition in honour of its next appointed commanding officer, United States Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. The expedition was of major importance to the growth of science in the United States, in particular the then-young field of oceanography. During the event, armed conflict between Pacific islanders and the expedition was common and dozens of natives were killed in action, as well as a few Americans. etc. (Wiki)
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Non-Fiction Subject: Travel Guides & Travel Stories
Year Printed: 1852
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