CHAPTER I.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE VOYAGE.

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Approval of the Plan to fit out an Austrian Man-of-War for a Voyage round the World.--Object of the Expedition.-- Appointment of a Scientific Commission.--Preparations.-- Fitting out the Frigate _Novara_ at Pola.--Departure for Trieste.--Visit of the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian on board. 1