Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875–6 in HM Ships Alert and Discovery 2 Volume Set
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-04157-7 (ISBN)
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The British Vice-Admiral and Arctic explorer Sir George Nares (1831–1915) received several honours for his contributions to science, including a fellowship of the Royal Society. He attended the Royal Naval School, New Cross, before joining the service in 1845. After a varied early career and the successful Challenger scientific expedition in the Atlantic, he took command of the British Arctic expedition of 1875–6. The expedition's attempt, led by second-in-command, Albert Markham, to reach the North Pole by dog-sled set a new record for the farthest distance north achieved. This two-volume popular account was published in 1878. Volume 1 describes the outward journey, including the discovery of the route later called Nares Strait. Volume 2 includes the perilous return journey, and extensive scientific appendices written by H. W. Feilden. Nares' official report, and Markham's own account, are also published in the Cambridge Library Collection.
Volume 1: Preface; List of the officers and men; Sailing orders; 1. Departure from Portsmouth; 2. Cordial reception by the inspector; 3. Leave Upernivik; 4. Hartstene Bay; 5. Re-enter Bay; 6. Re-enter Smith Sound; 7. Cape John Barrow; 8. Cape Joseph Henry; 9. Rawson's second start; 10. Preparations for winter; 11. Tidal registers; 12. Geographical discoveries; 13. Departure of the sledge parties; 14. Increase of scurvy; 15. Lieutenant Parr arrives on board Alert. Volume 2: 1. Anxiety about Aldrich's party; 2. Decide to return south; 3. Greenland party attacked with scurvy; 4. Leave Floeberg Beach; 5. Rich vegetation; 6. We leave Smith Sound; Appendix: 1. Ethnology H. W. Feilden; 2. Mammalia H. W. Feilden; 3. Ornithology H. W. Feilden; 4. Ichthylogy Albert Günther; 5. Mollusca Edgar A. Smith; 6. Insecta and Arachnida Robert McLachlan; 7. Crustacea Edward J. Miers; 8. Annelida W. C. McIntosh; 9. Echinodermata P. Martin Duncan; 10. Polyzoa George Busk; 11. Hydrozoa George J. Allman; 12. Spongida H. J. Carter; 13. Rhizopoda Reticularia Henry B. Brady; 14. Botany Joseph D. Hooker; 15. Geology C. E. de Rance, H. W. Feilden; 16. Report on Petermann Glacier Richard W. Coppinger; 17. Game list; 18. Meteorological abstract; 19. Abstract of results obtained from the tidal observations Samuel Haughton; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.12.2011 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
| Mitarbeit |
Anhang von: H. W. Feilden |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 1180 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-04157-4 / 1108041574 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-04157-7 / 9781108041577 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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