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A History of the British Presence in ChileExplorers by Sea

A History of the British Presence in Chile: Explorers by Sea [At the close of the Seven Years’ War (1756–1762), there was at last a period of peace between England and Spain, during the reign of George III. At that time, the British Admiralty was worried that the Spanish, Dutch, and French might overtake England in overseas trade and decided to send Commodore John Byron, who had sailed as a midshipman on Anson’s expedition, to explore the southern Pacific, with the additional task of finding whether a southern continent really existed. This led to another circumnavigation of the globe, and, since the Royal Society gave its support, the expedition is regarded as the first world voyage of scientific investigation. There are suspicions too that the expedition was also expected to keep an eye open for unknown lands which could perhaps be claimed for Britain.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A History of the British Presence in ChileExplorers by Sea

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Palgrave Macmillan US
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2009
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978-1-349-38109-8
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27 –40
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10.1057/9780230101210_3
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[At the close of the Seven Years’ War (1756–1762), there was at last a period of peace between England and Spain, during the reign of George III. At that time, the British Admiralty was worried that the Spanish, Dutch, and French might overtake England in overseas trade and decided to send Commodore John Byron, who had sailed as a midshipman on Anson’s expedition, to explore the southern Pacific, with the additional task of finding whether a southern continent really existed. This led to another circumnavigation of the globe, and, since the Royal Society gave its support, the expedition is regarded as the first world voyage of scientific investigation. There are suspicions too that the expedition was also expected to keep an eye open for unknown lands which could perhaps be claimed for Britain.]

Published: Nov 18, 2015

Keywords: Panama Canal; Antarctic Expedition; Hydrographical Survey; Sailing Ship; British Community

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