TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coppinger,R.W.
TI  - Cruise of the "Alert"
AV  - G 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel
KW  - Polynesia -- Description and travel
KW  - Natural history -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
KW  - Alert (Sloop : 1856-1895)
KW  - Natural history -- Polynesia
KW  - Natural history -- Mascarene Islands
KW  - Mascarene Islands -- Description and travel
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N2  - "Cruise of the 'Alert'" by R. W. Coppinger is a scientific travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences as the medical officer on the surveying ship H.M.S. Alert during its expedition to the waters of Patagonia, Polynesia, and the Mascarenes from 1878 to 1882. The narrative covers a wide range of topics, focusing particularly on natural history observations, the flora and fauna encountered, and the interactions with native peoples during the voyage.  The opening of the text introduces the purpose of the expedition, which was to continue surveys of the Straits of Magellan and investigate various reefs and islands in the South Pacific as well as parts of Australia. Coppinger discusses the preparations for the journey, including the selection of the ship and the team, and provides insights into the natural phenomena observed during the voyage, such as the diverse marine life and unique bird species. He recounts the initial stages of the journey, detailing encounters with various sea birds, experiments in collecting marine organisms, and observations of the landscape as the ship approaches different ports, ultimately setting the stage for the exploratory adventures that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43483
ER  -