Description
SECOND HAND BOOK
HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Sheerness in 1838. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook. H.M.S.V. Acheron sailed around New Zealand in the 1840s and 50s making a survey of coasts and harbours for the Admiralty in London. This study details the ship’s journeys, and the New Zealand of those times. Illustrated with many drawings and maps produced on the cruise. First published in 1978.
Specifications:
Condition: Good, hand written note on the back of the cover page.
Publisher: Whitcoulls Publisher
Date: 1978
Format: Hard cover
Pages: 190
ISBN: 0723305501
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