Heinrich Zimmermann (explorer)
Heinrich Zimmermann (born October 25, 1741 in Wiesloch , † May 3, 1805 in Starnberg ) took part in James Cook's last trip .
Life
The trained carpenter from Gürtler left his home in the Electorate of the Palatinate early on. First of all, he went to Geneva . From there he went to Lyon and later to Paris . In 1776 he came to London . There he heard of Cook's preparations for a new voyage of discovery, the search for a northwest passage from Asia to Europe . On the spur of the moment, he signed on as a seaman .
Despite the strictest prohibition on the part of the English Admiralty, Zimmermann made notes during the four-year journey, which he published after his return to Germany in 1781 under the title Heinrich Zimmermanns von Wissloch in der Pfalz, Reise um die Welt, with Captain Cook . Because of the success of the book, Elector Karl appointed Theodor Zimmermann as “Elector's Body Ship Master”.
In 1787 Zimmermann went on a two-year trip to East Asia , during which he visited China and Bengal .
Works
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Heinrich Zimmermanns von Wissloch in the Palatinate, trip around the world, with Capitain Cook . Mannheim, Schwan, 1781 Digital copy of the Bamberg State Library (PDF) , digital copy of the Internet Archive - new editions:
- Hans Bender (Ed.): Heinrich Zimmermanns von Wissloch in the Palatinate, trip around the world, with Captain Cook . Edition Erdmann, Stuttgart, 1986, ISBN 3-7711-0290-1
- Journey around the world with Capitain Cook , Albatross Verl., Düsseldorf, 2001, ISBN 3-491-96017-7
literature
- Inamarie Kottmeier, “The unusual life of Heinrich Zimmermann, electoral prince. Leibschiffmeister am Starnberger See “, From the dugout canoe to the steamship, Vol. 2, Starnberg, Munich, Förderverein Südbayerisches Schiffahrtsmuseum Starnberg eV, 1982, pp. 7-21.
- Robert J. King, "Heinrich Zimmermann and a Proposed Voyage", Cook's Log, vol. 33, no. 2, 2010, pp. 14-16.
- Manfred Kurz, “Heinrich Zimmermann of Wiesloch”, Cook's Log, vol. 33, no. 1, 2010, pp. 3-12.
- Georg von Vollmar Papers, Appendix: Estate of Johann Heinrich Zimmermann (A1-123), Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis (IISG), Amsterdam.
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Zimmermann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heinrich Zimmermann at the Captain Cook Society
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert J. King, "Heinrich Zimmermann and the Proposed Voyage of the Royal and Imperial Ship Cobenzell to the North West Coast in 1782-1783", The Northern Mariner / Le Marin du Nord, vol. 21, no.3, July 2011 , pp.235-262.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zimmermann, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sailor, participant in James Cook's last voyage |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesloch |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1805 |
| Place of death | Starnberg |