Name: THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "CHALLENGER": VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
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THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "CHALLENGER": VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS

by W.J.J. Spry

Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 5th. 1877

Very good condition. Fifth edition. Full red leather, 5 raised bands and gilt title to spine. Elizabeth College Guernsey gilt crest to both boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. Fold-out map showing the journey of the Challenger. 11 b/w plates and text illustrations. xviii and 388 pages.

Boards scuffed and worn at edges. Small chip to top rear edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown dated 1878. Front joint just starting to crack. Some foxing mainly to prelims else contents remarkably good for a book of this age!

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INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
ENGLAND TO LISBON AND GIBRALTAR
CHAPTER II
GIBRALTAR TO MADEIRA AND TENERIFFE (CANARY ISLANDS)
CHAPTER III
TENERIFE (CANARY ISLANDS) TO ST. THOMAS (WEST INDIES)
CHAPTER IV
ST. THOMAS (WEST INDIES) TO BERMUDA AND HALIFAX (NOVA SCOTIA) AND BACK TO BERMUDA
CHAPTRE V
BERMUDA TO THE AZORES, CAPE DE VERDFE, ST PAUL'S ROCKS, FERNANDO NORONHA, BAHIA, TRISTAN D'ACUNHA, AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
CHAPTER VI
SIMON'S BAY (CAPE OF GOOD HOPE) TO MARION AND CROZET ISLANDS, TO KERGUELEN LAND AND THE HEARD ISLANDS, THE ANTARCTIC REGIONS, AND TO MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)
CHAPTER VII.
MELBOURNE (VICTORIA) TO SYDNEY (NEW SOUTH WALES) AND WELINGTON (NEW ZEALAND)
CHAPTER VIII
WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND) TO FRIENDLY AND FIJI ISLANDS, TO THE NEW HEBRIDES GROUP, AND TO SOMERSET, CAPE YORK (QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA)
CHAPTER IX
CAPE YORK (AUSTRALIA) TO THE ARRU AND KII ISLANDS, TO BANDA, AMBOYNA AND TERNATE (MOLUCCA ISLANDS)
CHAPTER X
TERNATE (MOLUCCA ISLANDS) TO SAMBOANGA, ILOILO AND MANILLA (PHILIPPINE ISLANDS) AND TO HONG KONG (CHINA)
CHAPTER XI
HONG KONG (CHINA) TO MANILLA, ZEBU, CAMIGUIN, AND SAMBOANGA (PHILIPPINE ISLANDS) AND TO HUMBOLDT BAY (NEW GUINEA)
CHAPTER XII
HUMBOLDT BAY (NEW GUINEA) TO NARES HARBOUR (ADMIRALTY ISLANDS) AND TO YOKOHAMA (JAPAN)
CHAPTER XIII
JAPAN
CHAPTER XIV
JAPAN TO SANDWICH ISLANDS
CHAPTER XV
SANDWICH ISLANDS TO SOCIETY ISLANDS
CHAPTER XVI
SOCIETY ISLANDS TO JUAN FERNANDEZ AND VALPARAISO (CHILI)
CHAPTER XVII
VALPARAISO, THROUGH THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN
CHAPTER XVIII
CAPE VIRGIN TO FALKLAND ISLANDS AND MONTE VIDEO
CHAPTER XIX
MONTE VIDEO TO ASCENSION AND THE CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS
CHAPTER
XX
HOMEWARD BOUND
APPENDIX