Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in HM Sloop Chanticleer
Under the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster

Published in 1834, this two-volume work describes Captain Henry Foster's 1828–30 scientific expedition to South and Central America.

W. H. B. Webster (Author)

9781108041874, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 December 2011

430 pages, 5 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 kg

W. H. B. Webster (1793–1875) studied medicine and surgery in London, and in 1815 signed up to serve in the Royal Navy as an assistant surgeon. Because it was peacetime, however, he did not secure a position until 1828, when he was posted as ship's surgeon on the South Atlantic scientific mission of HMS Chanticleer under Captain Henry Foster (1796–1831), a Fellow of the Royal Society with extensive experience of surveying expeditions. Published in 1834, this is Webster's two-volume account of the Chanticleer voyage, the objectives of which included work on longitudes, and carrying out gravity pendulum experiments at various latitudes to attempt more accurate calculation of the shape of the earth. Volume 1 covers the first two years of the voyage, and records Webster's impressions of South America, South Shetland (including some of the earliest scientific experiments in the Antarctic), South Africa, St Helena and Ascension Island.

Preface
1. Appointed surgeon of the Chanticleer
2. Some account of Rio Janeiro
3. Continuation of the voyage
4. The town of Monte Video
5. Depart for the southward
6. Departure from Staten Island
7. Deception Island
8. Difficulty of getting away from Deception Island
9. Climate of Cape Horn
10. Joined by His Majesty's ship Adventure
11. Bear up for Mossel Bay
12. Moored in Table Bay
13. A trip into the country
14. Newlands and country-seats
15. Seasons and climate of the Cape
16. Departure for the Cape
17. Napoleon's grave
18. Sail for Ascension in company with the Eden.

Subject Areas: Historical geography [HBTP]