The North-West Passage, and the plans for the search for Sir John Franklin
"When John Brown (1797-1861) developed a defect in his eyesight, he could longer embark on extended voyages for the East India Company. After making a fortune selling gold and diamonds, he cultivated his geographical interests, and was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1837. Brown wa...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2014.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge library collection. Polar exploration. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39764837*spi |
| Sumario: | "When John Brown (1797-1861) developed a defect in his eyesight, he could longer embark on extended voyages for the East India Company. After making a fortune selling gold and diamonds, he cultivated his geographical interests, and was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1837. Brown was especially interested in the Arctic, and he became concerned about the missing Franklin expedition to find the North-West Passage. In this substantial work, first published in 1858 and reissued here in one volume with its 1860 sequel, Brown provides a detailed account of previous polar expeditions before turning to the efforts to find Franklin and his men. The sequel is devoted to the 1857-9 search expedition arranged by Lady Franklin and led by Leopold McClintock. A number of other works on Franklin's last expedition and the subsequent searches have also been reissued in this series."--Page 4 of cover. Detailed discussion of fate of Sir John Franklin arctic expedition of 1845 and extensive exploration and accomplishments of search expeditions undertaken following his disappearance. Describes searches led by King, Richardson, Rae, Austin and Penny, Kellet and Bellot, Grinnell, Collinson, Belcher and McClure. Also includes a section added to second edition which contains results of John McClintock's voyage of 1857-58 in the "Fox", and the final discovery of the Franklin relics. |
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| Notas: | "With a sequel." Incluye índice. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781107476943 |
