United States Exploring Expedition journals, 1840-1852.

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United States Exploring Expedition journals, 1840-1852.

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"Diary of Lt. Colvocoresses" describes the Wilkes Expedition in 1840 as it explored near the Fiji and Hawaiian islands. "The People's Book" follows the expedition from the Islands of Madeira to Cape Verde Islands, around South America, Australia, the Antarctic Ocean, island groups throughout the South Seas, the Northwest Coast of America, Oregon, California, and back to the South Pacific. "Four Years in a Government Exploring Expedtion" is a slightly altered published edition of "The People's Book."

3 v. (850 p. in 1 case)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Peacock (Sloop of war : 1828-1841)

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Colvocoresses, George M. (George Musalas), 1816-1872

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George Musalas Colvocoresses (1816-1872), was ransomed from the Turks after the Greek War of Independence and brought to America in 1821 where he attended Norwich Academy in Vermont. In 1832 he was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy and served on the Wilkes Expedition, 1838-1842, surveying Grays Habor under Eld and journeying overland from Oregon to California with Emmons. He served on the ships Porpoise, Peacock, Vincennes, and Oregon. From the description of United Stat...

United States exploring expedition (1838-1842)

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The United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes left U.S.A. Aug. 1838, returning July 1842. The ships in the expedition were the Flying Fish, Oregon, Peacock, Porpoise, Relief, Seagull and Vincennes. The expedition visited the Antarctic, Sydney Harbour, Bay of Islands, N.Z., various islands in the Pacific and areas on the coast of South America and U.S.A. From the description of Records [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845806 ...

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Colvocoresses, George M. (George Musalas), 1816-1872

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George Musalas Colvocoresses (1816-1872), was ransomed from the Turks after the Greek War of Independence and brought to America in 1821 where he attended Norwich Academy in Vermont. In 1832 he was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy and served on the Wilkes Expedition, 1838-1842, surveying Grays Habor under Eld and journeying overland from Oregon to California with Emmons. He served on the ships Porpoise, Peacock, Vincennes, and Oregon. From the description of United Stat...

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Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

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Wilkes was a career U.S. naval officer who, as captain of the San Jacinto, provoked the Trent Affair in 1861. From the description of Letter, November 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 61770003 Charles Wilkes, American naval officer and explorer, was born on April 3, 1798 in New York, NY. He surveyed Narragansett Bay in 1832-1833, which led to his appointment to a depot of charts and instruments, which later became the Naval Observatory. In 18...