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HMS Chanticleer sailed to the South Atlantic under the experienced surveyor Captain Henry Foster to study longitude and the figure of the earth. In Volume 1 of his account of the voyage, published in 1834, the ship's surgeon describes his impressions of South America (including South Shetland) and South Africa.

This two-volume work by Phillip Parker King (1791-1856) was published in 1827, and describes the Royal Navy's 1817-22 surveying expedition to chart the coastal regions of Australia. Derived from the author's journal, the book describes not only the voyages but also the towns and settlements of the region.

This two-volume work, published in 1831, describes an expedition in support of the North-West Passage exploration effort. Volume 1 focuses on the Pacific islands, including Pitcairn, where the author met the last Bounty mutineer, and documents the explorers' first summer in the Bering Strait and their encounters with the Inuit.

Published in 1848, Sir Edward Belcher's account of the Eastern Archipelago appealed to Victorian readers' enthusiasm for exploration and adventure. Describing exotic locations including Borneo, Manila and Singapore, Volume 1 blends topographical and strategic observations with vivid descriptions of Asian villages and temples, and of encounters with rulers and pirates.

La Perouse (1741-88), the French explorer, led an expedition which was lost in the Pacific in 1788. These volumes, first published in English in 1799, and based on documents sent back by La Perouse from Australia before his disappearance, provide a fascinating account of the discoveries of the expedition.

The geologist Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) participated in a British surveying expedition to Australia and New Guinea from 1842 to 1846. This two-volume work, published in 1847, describes his observations and experiences. Volume 1 covers the Barrier Reef, the Torres Strait and the Sunda Islands.

James Burney (1750-1821) was an accomplished sailor best known for this monumental compilation of summaries of European voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean between 1492 and 1764, which were regarded as standard works for this subject during the nineteenth century. Volume 1 covers voyages between 1492 and 1574.

Matthew Flinders' travel diaries provide a faithful account of the 1801 naval expedition that led to the first complete map outlining the Australian continent. Structured around day-to-day geographical, botanical and astronomical observations, the first volume focuses on the discoveries made along the south coast of the continent.

First published in 1831, this is a three-volume reference text charting the history of exploration. Each volume is divided chronologically by historical era, covering the period from the Roman Empire to the nineteenth century. It is a key tool for anyone interested in the history of travel and exploration.

Before Charles Darwin's famous voyage on the Beagle, the ship and its captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) had participated in a challenging survey of the South American coastline. Volume 1 of this three-volume work, published in 1839, describes that 1826-30 expedition, while Volumes 2 and 3 cover the second voyage.

The first reliable maps of the Chilean and Peruvian coasts were drawn by the French explorer Amedee-Francois Frezier (1682-1773). They are reproduced in this popular travel account, reissued here in its English translation of 1717. The work also includes enlightened observations on the people, plants and animals encountered.

This seven-volume illustrated collection, published in 1821, contains the journals of Captain James Cook (1728-79) from his three voyages to the Pacific, supplemented by material from other members of his expeditions, including the influential botanist Sir Joseph Banks. 'Cook's voyages' were essential reading for later explorers, including Charles Darwin.

Published in 1832, these memoirs by the American sealer and explorer Benjamin Morrell (1795-1839) have proven controversial. During his exploration of the Pacific and Antarctic, he claimed to have made many discoveries, several of which have proven to be unsound.

The French botanist Labillardiere participated in the search for the missing La Perouse expedition. Published in 1800, this is the English translation of his acclaimed narrative, complete with a volume of finely engraved plates. The work is especially notable for its descriptions and illustrations of the indigenous peoples of Australasia.

The French botanist Labillardiere participated in the search for the missing La Perouse expedition. Published in 1800, this is the English translation of his acclaimed narrative, complete with a volume of finely engraved plates. The work is especially notable for its descriptions and illustrations of the indigenous peoples of Australasia.

The French botanist Labillardiere participated in the search for the missing La Perouse expedition. Published in 1800, this is the English translation of his acclaimed narrative, complete with a volume of finely engraved plates. The work is especially notable for its descriptions and illustrations of the indigenous peoples of Australasia.

First published in 1773, this travelogue by French author Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814) is reissued here in the English translation of 1800. It covers the voyage he made via the Indian Ocean islands now known as Mauritius and Reunion, recording details of the plants, animals and peoples he encountered.

First published in 1768, this dramatic account by naval officer John Byron (1723-86) recounts the five harrowing years it took to get home after the wreck and mutiny of HMS Wager in 1741. Aboard the Beagle on Darwin's voyage, the book also influenced Don Juan by the author's grandson.

Published in 1773, this three-volume work proved a bestseller in its day. Taken from journals and including Cook's first voyage to the southern hemisphere, these are the accounts of leading British navigators. Later taken aboard the Beagle with Darwin, this work still speaks to scholars and students of nautical exploration.

Published in 1773, this three-volume work proved a bestseller in its day. Taken from journals and including Cook's first voyage to the southern hemisphere, these are the accounts of leading British navigators. Later taken aboard the Beagle with Darwin, this work still speaks to scholars and students of nautical exploration.

Published in 1773, this three-volume work proved a bestseller in its day. Taken from journals and including Cook's first voyage to the southern hemisphere, these are the accounts of leading British navigators. Later taken aboard the Beagle with Darwin, this work still speaks to scholars and students of nautical exploration.

On 28 April 1789, on board HMS Bounty, Fletcher Christian led what became the most infamous mutiny in seafaring history. Originally published in 1790 and 1792, the two works reissued here together give the full story of the voyage, as told by William Bligh (1754-1817), the ship's commander.

Henry Mathias Elmore was a ship commander who worked for the East India Company. He wrote this account of sailing in the East, published in 1802, to give specific sailing instructions, but it also provides a glimpse of the inner workings of the British colonial maritime world.

Published in 1788 by Andrew Kippis (1725-95), this was the first biography of Captain James Cook (1728-79), although several of Cook's colleagues had written memoirs of their service with him. Kippis draws on the official accounts of Cook's voyages and focuses on Cook's professional life and achievements.

James Colnett (1753-1806) was the captain of HMS Rattler during its voyage to the Antarctic in 1793. The expedition's findings were instrumental to the development of the whaling industry in the area. First published in 1798, this book is the Captain's account of this important voyage.

This is an English translation from 1772 of the famous Voyage Autour du Monde (1771) by Louis de Bougainville (1729-1811), French admiral and explorer. Describing de Bougainville's adventures on the voyage, it includes graphic descriptions of the discomforts and perils of sea voyages in the eighteenth century.

A Voyage Round the World, in the Gorgon Man of War (1795) records Mary Ann Parker's voyage with her husband, Captain John Parker, to New South Wales. Written following the death of her husband, the memoir offers valuable insight into women's participation in eighteenth-century colonialism, both socially and economically.

Anna, Lady Brassey (1839-1887) was an English travel writer best known for her accounts of ocean journeys undertaken with her family. This volume, published posthumously in 1889, contains Brassey's account of her family's visit to India, Borneo and Australia, describing exotic locations and domestic life on board.

James Stanier Clarke (c.1766-1834) was a chaplain and naval author. This volume, first published in 1803, contains Clarke's study of early navigational methods and naval history. Arranged chronologically according to civilisation or country, this volume describes the navigational methods and discoveries of early Mediterranean societies until 1498.

Full of sharp observations and well-chosen detail, this fast-moving account of Cook's first voyage was published anonymously in 1771, within months of the expedition's return. The author's intelligent interpretations of his exotic environments, and fascination with social anthropology and language, make his anonymity all the more intriguing.