The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy: with Extracts from the Journal of James Brooke, Esq. of Sarawak, (now Agent for the British Government in Borneo).

London: Chapman and Hall, 1846.,

968.76 €

Forest Books William Laywood

(Grantham, United Kingdom)

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Author

Keppel (Captain The Hon. Henry)

Publishers

London: Chapman and Hall, 1846.

Keyword

TRAVEL BORNEO ASIA BRUNEI

Description

First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (214 x 130 mm), xii, [2], 337, [1], xxviii; viii, [2], 230, [2], ciipp., without half-titles, 4 folding plans, 2 folding maps, 1 folding letterpress table and 11 lithograph plates (some heavy spotting), contemporary half calf, marbled boards, corners worn, spine tooled in gilt, contrasting leather spine labels lettered in gilt, a nice set. ìKeppel, a British naval officer who had served in the opium War, participated in the campaigns against the Borneo pirates in 1843-44. The first volume concerns itself with Brookeís exploits in Sarawak from 1838-42. Brooke attempted to open Borneo for foreign trade and tried to pacify the tribes. Volume two recounts the military exploits of Brooke, Keppel and Sir Edward Belcher. gives a geographical overview of Borneo, and includes accounts of the Dyaks, the aboriginal Borneo Tribes.îóHill. Hill, The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages, 918.