A Voyage of Discovery Into the South Sea and Beering's Straits for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage

Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846) was a leading navigator of his age circumnavigating the globe three times. His 1815 expedition set out to find a passage through the Arctic investigate the coastlines of Kamchatka and Alaska and explore the Pacific. Published in 1821 this three-volume translated account was in Darwin''s library aboard the Beagle.