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 (Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30,

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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 (Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30,

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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.

Contents

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.