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100	1		_aCoppinger, R. W. _q(Richard William), _d1847-1910
245	1	0	_aCruise of the "Alert"
250			_aFourth edition
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2013
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2013-08-16
508			_aProduced by Greg Bergquist, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"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.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aPatagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel
653			_aPolynesia -- Description and travel
653			_aNatural history -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
653			_aAlert (Sloop : 1856-1895)
653			_aNatural history -- Polynesia
653			_aNatural history -- Mascarene Islands
653			_aMascarene Islands -- Description and travel
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43483
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