Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar: Performed in HM Ships Leven...

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William Fitzwilliam Owen Heaton Bowstead Robinson

Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar

Performed in HM Ships Leven and Barracouta

William Fitzwilliam Owen, Heaton Bowstead Robinson

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Cambridge University Press
28 June 2012

African history; Expeditions

Series: Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar 2 Volume Set

William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774–1857) was a British naval officer. Between 1821 and 1826 he commanded an expedition to Africa, Arabia and Madagascar with the Royal Navy ships Leven and Barracouta, during which he mapped some 30,000 miles of coastline. His memoirs of the voyage are presented in this two-volume account, first published in 1833. Volume 1 begins by presenting Owen's instructions from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and the Hydrographical Office, on which the editor comments that Owen was not given the power to take account of seasonal climate changes. Through Owen's recollections we learn that this proved fatal, as many of his crew succumbed to tropical diseases. Providing a vivid account of African exploration in the nineteenth century, Owen also documents his encounters with native peoples and wildlife. His writings remain of great interest to geographers, historians and anthropologists.

By: William Fitzwilliam Owen
Edited by: Heaton Bowstead Robinson
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9781108050630
ISBN 10: 1108050638
Series: Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar 2 Volume Set
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 28 June 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Advertisement; Introduction; 1. Trial of rockets; 2. Arrival in Porto Grande; 3. A man overboard; 4. Jem of the water; 5. English bill; 6. Quarter-deck market; 7. Fever on board; 8. Superstitious fear; 9. The seasons at St Mary's; 10. Mozambique; 11. Lieutenant Owen's narrative continued; 12. The gun-room steward; 13. Ball on board; 14. Ascend the Dundas; 15. Meet the Barracouta; 16. Anchor recovered; 17. Islands of Boene and Chuluwan; 18. Town of Muskat; 19. Cape Guardafui; 20. Lieut. Boteler's journal; 21. The leopard's bank; 22. Arrival at Pemba.