{"product_id":"9781108031035","title":"Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait","description":"Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856), naval officer and hydrographer, was born into a family of artists, joined the Navy at a young age and went on to travel the world to survey coastlines and oceans. He published several accounts of his expeditions to destinations including the Arctic and Africa. This two-volume work, first published in 1831, describes his voyage as commander of the Blossom in 1825–1828. The ship's mission was to support the exploration of the North-West Passage by travelling eastwards via the Bering Strait to meet the explorers Sir John Franklin and Sir Edward Parry who were travelling west from the North Atlantic. Volume 1 records Beechey's outward journey via Cape Horn, his visits to Pitcairn Island, where he met the last surviving Bounty mutineer and documented his story (retold in Chapters 3 and 4), Tahiti, and Hawai'i, and his first season exploring the Bering Strait.","brand":"Frederick William Beechey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46119847166270,"sku":"9781108031035","price":2882.69,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9781108031035_a15e794e-88f7-4892-9e06-fc9b52b73d18.jpg?v=1707409798","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781108031035","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}