Bellingshausen - A Visit to New Zealand 1820

This is a second-hand copy of the book Bellingshausen - A Visit to New Zealand 1820 by Glynn Barratt.

Condition: This is a used book in Good condition. The dustjacket has light shelfwear and has been price clipped - see photos. The dust jacket has now been covered in a non-adhesive PVC cover for its own protection. This is simply folded in place and is easy to remove without damaging the jacket.

Publisher: Dunmore Press
Year: 1979
ISBN: 0908564333
Format: Hardback with dustjacket
Pages: 184
Condition: Used (Good)

Fabian Gottlieb Bellingshausen’s voyage of 1819-1821 was aimed primarily at exploring areas of the Antarctic left in some doubt by James Cook’s great voyages of exploration. Bellingshausen followed Cook to New Zealand, dropping anchor in the Sounds close to where the Englishman had refitted his ship. There, the Russian met the Maoris as yet little unaffected by the arrivals of Europeans and – even more important – Maoris whose settlements were to be wiped out within a very few years by inter-tribal warfare. The accounts of Bellingshausen and of his officers, translated from the originals, are here presented for the first time, with detailed comments and reproductions of artefacts purchased and taken back to Russia by the expedition.