Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara: Volume 1

Published in 1861-3, this three-volume work, compiled by Karl von Scherzer (1821-1903), documents the first globe-spanning scientific expedition of the Austrian navy in 1857-9. The investigations conducted during this voyage laid the foundations for future research in various fields and are still being studied by modern-day scientists.