Maury vstoupil do amerického námořnictva roku 1824. V letech 1825 až 1834 se zúčastnil tří námořních expedic, které vedly do Evropy, kolem světa a do Pacifiku.
Transcribed by William Maury Morris II aka "Brother Officer". Original edition (London, 1888), by Diane Fontaine Corbin edited by Sir Clements Robert Markham.
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