Beechey - 6 Expedition Engravings

Beechey - 6 Expedition Engravings
Included in this lot:

Crew of the Blossoms Barge Erectinga Post for Captain Franklin near Refuge Inlet
Attack of the Natives of Gambier Islands
Landing in Bounty Bay
A Raft of Gambier Island
Point Barrow
Departure of a Loo Choo Junk with Tribute to Pekin


Description of the work:

This historic voyage engraving is from F. W. Beechey's Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to co-operate with the polar expeditions: performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom ... in the years 1825-28. The work was published in London in 1831 by H. Colburn & R. Bentley.

The work illustrated Beechey's famous voyage which Hill describes as "the most valuable of modern voyages." (Hill 19) The expedition went to the Bering Strait and beyond and documents visits to Pitcairn Island, Tahiti, Alaska, Hawaii, Macao, Okinawa, and the coast of California. Beechey was intending to meet with Sir John Franklin and Captain Parry as they travelled from the East.

"Beechey's book is one of the most valuable of modern voyages and relates to extensive visits to Pitcairn Island, the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Society Islands, and Tahiti, Alaska, Hawaii, Macao, Okinawa, and the coast of California. His book provides an important account of Monterey and San Francisco before the American conquest … Beechey describes the Eskimos of the north, and relates his meeting with John Adams, last survivor of the mutiny on the Bounty, who gave Beechey a lengthy account." (Hill)


Paper Size: ~ 8 1/2" by 5 1/4"

The work is in excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age or faint smudges near the edges. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.
~ 8 1/2" by 5 1/4"