Anson's Voyage Round the World / The Text Reduced

The narrative recounts a naval circumnavigation that follows a squadron from Atlantic ports around Cape Horn to the Pacific and on to East Asia, detailing orders, ship actions, storms, scurvy and other illness, desertion and mutiny after shipwreck, prize-taking and the capture of a treasure galleon, stops for refit at islands and at Macao and Canton, negotiations with local authorities, and the hardships of crews faced with disease, shipwreck and separation. Chapters interleave operational reports, personal adventures from wrecked parties, and logistical notes on repairs, provisioning and the voyage's changing prospects.