Albert Hastings Markham

Northward Ho!

Including a Narrative of Captain Phipps's Expedition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This account of seafaring exploits, first published in 1879, provides insight into Arctic exploration between the sixth and nineteenth centuries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9781108071444
• ISBN-10: 1108071449
• Artikelnr.: 40556464

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Early polar voyages, sixth century to 1613
2. Early polar voyages, 1613 to 1773
3. Captain Phipps's voyage in 1773
4. A midshipman's narrative of a polar voyage, 1773
5. A midshipman's narrative (cont.)
6. A midshipman's narrative (cont.)
7. A midshipman's narrative (cont.)
8. A midshipman's narrative (cont.)
9. A midshipman's narrative (cont.)
10. A midshipman's narrative (cont.)
11. A midshipman's narrative (cont.)
12. Voyage of Buchan and Franklin
13. Sir Edward Parry's attempt to reach the north pole, 1827
14. Sir George Nares's polar expedition, 1875-6
15. Sir George Nares's expedition (conc.)
Index.