In 1843, James Brooke, who had been Rajah of Sarawak for only one year, met Captain Henry Keppel, in command of HMS Dido, during a visit to Singapore. Between the two men arose a deep respect: Keppel was attracted by the Rajah personally and in sympathy with his objectives, one of which was the suppression of piracy in Sarawak waters. Immediately, he agreed to lend his support, and part of this book describes the raids against pirates which were the outcome. "The Expedition to Borneo", however, is not only about piracy. It includes Keppel's own observations of Sarawak, his descriptions of meetings with local notables and with the Dayak tribes and a portrayal of the Rajah, based on his journal.

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A Sailor's Life Under Four Sovereigns

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The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido: the Royal Navy, Rajah Brooke and the Malay Pirates & Dyak Head-Hunters 1843-Two Volumes in 1 Special Edition

Naval adventure in the Far East during the 1840sThis book is a highly regarded classic of naval history. Its author was the captain of the ship, HMS Dido, which is central to the events recounted within its pages. The subject matter of his tale of adventure could hardly be more romantic or evocative. This is an account of the Royal Navy on duty and in action in the early part of Queen Victoria's long reign, sailing the tropical waters of the furthest corner of her burgeoning empire. Here the reader will enter the nineteenth century world of the East Indies-a place of unpredictable exotic seas bordered by fetid, steaming jungles perilously populated by head-hunting Dyaks and merciless Malay pirates who scourged the seaways only to disappear into hidden creeks to their defended stockades. Here the reader will be introduced to the legendary 'White Rajah' of Sarawak, James Brooke, who under the Union Flag all but forged a kingdom for himself in Borneo and who spread his influence over the entire region. All readers who are fascinated by the doings of the Royal Navy in the last days of sail, here on a mission to make the tropical seas safe for trade, will find much to satisfy them within the pages of Keppel's account. Available in softcover or hardcover with dust jacket for collectors.

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Naval adventure in the Far East during the 1840s This book is a highly regarded classic of naval history. Its author was the captain of the ship, HMS Dido, which is central to the events recounted within its pages. The subject matter of his tale of adventure could hardly be more romantic or evocative. This is an account of the Royal Navy on duty and in action in the early part of Queen Victoria's long reign, sailing the tropical waters of the furthest corner of her burgeoning empire. Here the reader will enter the nineteenth century world of the East Indies-a place of unpredictable exotic seas bordered by fetid, steaming jungles perilously populated by head-hunting Dyaks and merciless Malay pirates who scourged the seaways only to disappear into hidden creeks to their defended stockades. Here the reader will be introduced to the legendary 'White Rajah' of Sarawak, James Brooke, who under the Union Flag all but forged a kingdom for himself in Borneo and who spread his influence over the entire region. All readers who are fascinated by the doings of the Royal Navy in the last days of sail, here on a mission to make the tropical seas safe for trade, will find much to satisfy them within the pages of Keppel's account. Available in softcover or hardcover with dust jacket for collectors.

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With Extracts from the Journal of James Brooke of Sarawak ( then Agent of the British Government in Borneo).

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The expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido (Oxford in Asia hardback reprints)

A Sailor's Life Under Four Sovereigns

A Sailor's Life Under Four Sovereigns V2 (1899)

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido: the Royal Navy, Rajah Brooke and the Malay Pirates & Dyak Head-Hunters 1843-Two Volumes in 1 Special Edition

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido: the Royal Navy, Rajah Brooke and the Malay Pirates & Dyak Head-Hunters 1843-Two Volumes in 1 Special Edition

A Visit to the Indian Archipelago in H. M. Ship Maeander, Volume II

A Visit to the Indian Archipelago, in H. M. Ship Mæander. Volume II

The Expedition to Borneo of H.m.s. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy

The Expedition to Borneo of H.m.s. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy

A Sailor's Life Under Four Sovereigns, Volume II