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A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812 In Which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian islands, and the Sandwich Islands were Visited; Including a Narrative of the Author's Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and His Subsequent Wreck in the Ship's Long-Boat; with an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language.
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20 totalIn the html version of this book, the map is linked to a higher-resolution image.
A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, FROM 1806 TO 1812;
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
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Embark on a six‑year odyssey across the Pacific and the far‑reaching coasts of Asia, narrated by a seasoned sailor who witnessed the world at a time when distant shores were still largely unknown to Western eyes. The account follows his journeys to Japan, the rugged shores of Kamchatka, the windswept Aleutian archipelago, and the tropical Sandwich Islands, offering vivid sketches of landscapes, wildlife, and the daily life of crews navigating uncharted waters.
Midway through the voyage, disaster strikes when the ship is wrecked on the remote island of Sannack, and the author is forced to survive a second calamity in the long‑boat that follows. His resilient spirit shines as he details the hardships of survival, the interactions with indigenous peoples, and a remarkable effort to record their language. Listeners will be drawn into a compelling blend of adventure, natural observation, and early‑19th‑century cross‑cultural curiosity.
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A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812 In Which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian islands, and the Sandwich Islands were Visited; Including a Narrative of the Author's Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and His Subsequent Wreck in the Ship's Long-Boat; with an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language. In Which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian islands, and the Sandwich Islands were Visited; Including a Narrative of the Author's Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and His Subsequent Wreck in the Ship's Long-Boat; with an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language.
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en
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~3 hours (215K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2014-08-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Archibald Campbell
b. 1787
An early 19th-century sailor turned travel writer, he is remembered for a vivid firsthand voyage narrative shaped by shipwreck, survival, and years at sea in the North Pacific and Hawaiʻi. His book offers an unusually direct window into Japan, Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands during a period of rapid change.
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