Voyage of HMS Herald: To Australia and the South-west Pacific 1852��1861 under the command of Captain Henry Mangles Denham

Andrew David

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The voyage of HMS Herald, under the command of Henry Mangles Denham, encompassed much of the South-west Pacific and substantial parts of the Australian coast. From 1852 to 1861, the Herald surveyed and charted known land masses and suspected hazards, thereby establishing safe routes for shipping. That some of these charts are still in use is testimony to the accuracy and skill of those who created them. Commander David makes extensive use of the journals of Denham and his officers to describe mid-nineteenth-century techniques of surveying and charting, often undertaken in hazardous conditions. His book also provides an unusual and often entertaining view of the difficulties experienced in field work. The collection of natural history specimens, another part of the Herald's task, resulted in significant additions to British collections. Botanical ornithological discoveries are described using current nomenclature, and the habits of some species now threatened or extinct are examined through the journals of the Ship's scientists. The South-west Pacific at the time of Denham's voyages was simultaneously a mission field, a site of commercial activity, and a colonial outpost. The accounts of the Herald's contact with native peoples are enriched by detailed descriptions of cultural practices, and give an insight into the complex and often uneasy relationships between colonial officials, missionaries and natives. Almost a decade's voyaging brought the ship and her crew to remote and inhospitable locations, threatened them with storms, disease, hunger and illness, and separated them from home and families. It also earned for them a lasting place in the history of maritime surveying.

Language: English

Pages: 552

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing

Release: June 01, 1995

ISBN: 0522843905

ISBN 13: 9780522843903

Voyage of HMS Herald: To Australia and the South-west Pacific 1852��1861 under the command of Captain Henry Mangles Denham

Andrew David

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Language: English

Pages: 552

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing

Release: June 01, 1995

ISBN: 0522843905

ISBN 13: 9780522843903

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