The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Title: The North Pacific Surveying and Exploring Expedition: Or, My Last Cruise, Where We Went and What We Saw, Being an Account of Visits to the Malay and Loo-Choo Islands, the Coasts of China, Formosa, Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia, and the Mouth of the Amoor River; Original Publisher: Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co.; Publication date: 1857; Subjects: North Pacific Surveying and Exploring Expedition/ (1853-1855); East Asia; Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia);