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Book/Printed Material A voyage round the world : including an embassy to Muscat and Siam in 1835, 1836, and 1837

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Title

  • A voyage round the world : including an embassy to Muscat and Siam in 1835, 1836, and 1837

Summary

  • In 1832, U.S. president Andrew Jackson, acting on the advice of Secretary of the Navy Levi Woodbury, dispatched Edmund Roberts as a "special agent of the government," empowered to negotiate treaties of amity and commerce with countries in Asia. The objective was to expand trade between these countries and the United States. Between early 1832 and May 1834, Roberts circumnavigated the globe. In the course of his journey, he negotiated treaties with the Sultan of Muscat (Oman) and the King of Siam (Thailand). Following his return to the United States and ratification of the treaties by the Senate, in 1835 Roberts was sent back to Muscat and Siam to exchange the ratifications. This work, written by the surgeon of the ship that carried Roberts, is an account of the second voyage. In addition to Muscat and Siam, other countries visited on the voyage and described in this work include Brazil, Tanzania, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Mexico, Peru, and Chile. Roberts himself did not live to complete his mission. He died in Macao on June 12, 1836. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Ruschenberger, W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895.
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1838.

Headings

  • -  Voyages around the world--History--19th century
  • -  Oman--Description and travel
  • -  Thailand--Description and travel

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC ael 2020-10-22 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 559 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G440 .R95
  • G440 .R95 Copy 3 Toner Coll

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05037826

OCLC Number

  • 7361031

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Ruschenberger, W. S. W, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. A voyage round the world: including an embassy to Muscat and Siam in , 1836, and 1837. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1838. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05037826/.

APA citation style:

Ruschenberger, W. S. W. & Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1838) A voyage round the world: including an embassy to Muscat and Siam in , 1836, and 1837. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05037826/.

MLA citation style:

Ruschenberger, W. S. W, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. A voyage round the world: including an embassy to Muscat and Siam in , 1836, and 1837. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1838. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05037826/>.