Viaje político-científico alrededor del mundo: Por las corbetas Descubierta y Atrevida al mando de los capitanes de navío D. Alejandro Malaspina y Don ... y Guerra, desde 1789 á 1794 (Spanish Edition)

Malaspina, Alejandro

Bustamante y Guerra, y Guerra José de

Novo y Colson, y Colson Pedro de

History

Wentworth Press

<p>511 pages with 44 illustrations and 7 sketch maps</p>

The Malaspina Expedition 1789-1794 / ... / Volume II / Panama to the Philippines: Panama to the Philippines (Hakluyt Society, Third Series)

Travel

Routledge

<p>Among the voyages of exploration and surveying in the late 18th century, that of Alejandro Malaspina best represents the high ideals and scientific interests of the Enlightenment. In July 1789 he sailed from CÃ¡diz in the purpose-built corvettes, Descubierta and Atrevida. On board the vessels were scientists and artists and an array of the latest surveying and astronomical instruments. The voyage lasted more than five years. On his return Malaspina began work on seven-volume account of the voyage, to dwarf the narratives of his predecessors in the Pacific such as Cook and Bougainville. But he became involved in political intrigue, was imprisoned, and then spent the rest of his life in obscure retirement in Italy. He never resumed work on the great edition, and his journal remained long unpublished. Only now is justice being done to the achievements of what for long was a forgotten voyage. This is the final volume of the series of three which presents Malaspina's journal for the first time in English translation and with commentary. It covers the expedition's return voyage from Manila, its visits to New Zealand, Australia, the Tonga Islands and the Falklands, and its arrival in CÃ¡diz on 21 September 1794. Appendices contain Bustamante's survey of East Falkland Island, his visit to Puerto de la Soledad and his search for Islas Auroras, an account of Malaspina's arrest and the suppression of his report, and details of the two corvettes with lists of their complement and of the scientific instruments and books taken on the expedition.</p>

The Malaspina Expedition 1789-1794 / ... / Volume III / Manila to Cadiz: Manila to Cadiz (Hakluyt Society, Third Series)

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