Alexander Armstrong

A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-West Passage

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Produktbeschreibung

From 1850 to 1854 H.M.S. Investigator searched the Western Arctic for a lost expedition. Eventually Investigator was abandoned in the ice. This 1857 publication by the ship's surgeon and naturalist is a first-hand account of the harsh conditions that the crew endured, and testifies to their 'heroism, devotion, and endurance'.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 654
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9781108033350
• ISBN-10: 1108033350
• Artikelnr.: 33778649

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Departure from England
2. Preparations for leaving the Strait
3. Departure from Honolulu
4. Enter the ice
5. Difficulties in working to the north-east
6. Weather
7. Weather
8. Departure from Cape Bathurst
9. Young ice
10. Appearance of weather
11. Departure of the travelling party
12. The first day of 1851
13. An unexpected arrival
14. State of the ice
15. Departure from Prince of Wales' Strait
16. Weather and prospects
17. Weather
18. Position on 23rd September
19. The hunting
20. First day of 1852
21. Laborious occupation of the crew
22. The year 1853
23. The 'Resolute'
Appendix.