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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    June 2015
    January 2015
    ISBN:
    9781316134320
    9781108080422
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316134320
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    Dimensions:
    (254 x 178 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.88kg, 472 Pages
    • Subjects:
    East Asian History, Area Studies, Historical Geography, Regional and World History: General Interest, Asian Studies, History, Asian Language and Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
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    Subjects:
    East Asian History, Area Studies, Historical Geography, Regional and World History: General Interest, Asian Studies, History, Asian Language and Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
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    A naval officer and man of science, Basil Hall (1788–1844) commanded the brig HMS Lyra as part of Lord Amherst's 1816 embassy to the Qing court in China. While Amherst was engaged on his ultimately abortive venture, the mission's ships visited the west coast of Korea, and then travelled to the island of Okinawa (then known as the Great Loo-Choo Island), where they stayed for several weeks. Little was known about these regions in Britain, and this illustrated account of the journey offered many insights. As well as providing nautical data, such as surveys, soundings and meteorological observations, Hall also comments on geography and culture. A substantial vocabulary and primer on the Okinawan language, compiled by fellow naval officer H. J. Clifford, is included in the appendix. Hall's narratives of his later travels to both North and South America are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.

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