East sails West
Davies, Stephen N. G.,
East sails West the voyage of the Keying, 1846-1855 / [electronic resource] : Stephen Davies. - Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014 Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (1 PDF (xxvi, 334 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :) illustrations (some color), maps, portrait - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-322) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : views from different seas -- The voyage of the Keying -- Origins, purchase and commissioning -- The ship's name -- The crew and the voyage to New York -- The troubled stay in New York -- The final leg : towards journey's end -- Journey's end : the London stay -- The endgame -- The ship itself : type, build, performance -- What kind of vessel was the Keying? -- A re-appraisal of the Keying's likely shape -- The Keying's dimensions and shape -- How fast could she go? -- The scrapyard of history -- Voyage over -- Appendix. The images of the Keying -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9789888268207
Keying (Junk)
Sailors--History--Europe--19th century.
Sailors--History--China--19th century.
Junks--History--China--19th century.
Voyages and travels--History--19th century.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
G465 / .D384 2014
794.378
East sails West the voyage of the Keying, 1846-1855 / [electronic resource] : Stephen Davies. - Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014 Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (1 PDF (xxvi, 334 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :) illustrations (some color), maps, portrait - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-322) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : views from different seas -- The voyage of the Keying -- Origins, purchase and commissioning -- The ship's name -- The crew and the voyage to New York -- The troubled stay in New York -- The final leg : towards journey's end -- Journey's end : the London stay -- The endgame -- The ship itself : type, build, performance -- What kind of vessel was the Keying? -- A re-appraisal of the Keying's likely shape -- The Keying's dimensions and shape -- How fast could she go? -- The scrapyard of history -- Voyage over -- Appendix. The images of the Keying -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9789888268207
Keying (Junk)
Sailors--History--Europe--19th century.
Sailors--History--China--19th century.
Junks--History--China--19th century.
Voyages and travels--History--19th century.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
G465 / .D384 2014
794.378