The Last of the Arctic Voyages
When the experienced Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) was put in command of an expedition in 1845 to search for the elusive North-West Passage he had the backing of the Admiralty and was equipped with two specially-adapted ships and a three-year supply of provisions. Franklin was last s...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9780511995217 2024-06-09T07:43:30+00:00 The Last of the Arctic Voyages Being a Narrative of the Expedition in HMS Assistance, under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., in Search of Sir John Franklin, during the Years 1852–54 Belcher, Edward 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511995217 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9780511995217 9781108028882 monograph 2011 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511995217 2024-05-15T13:00:52Z When the experienced Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) was put in command of an expedition in 1845 to search for the elusive North-West Passage he had the backing of the Admiralty and was equipped with two specially-adapted ships and a three-year supply of provisions. Franklin was last seen by whalers in Baffin Bay in July 1845. When the expedition failed to return in 1848, enormous resources were mobilised to try to discover its fate. In 1852 H.M.S. 'Assistance' was sent to lead another search mission. It was captained by Edward Belcher (1799–1877), who eventually took the decision to abandon four ships in the pack-ice. He recounts his unsuccessful adventure, defending his actions against critics, in this illustrated two-volume book, first published in 1855, which also includes scientific contributions. Volume 1 describes Belcher's outward journey, Arctic animals such as walruses and whales, and the effects of extreme cold. Book Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin North West Passage walrus* Cambridge University Press Arctic Baffin Bay Belcher ENVELOPE(-94.172,-94.172,57.936,57.936) Cambridge |
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When the experienced Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) was put in command of an expedition in 1845 to search for the elusive North-West Passage he had the backing of the Admiralty and was equipped with two specially-adapted ships and a three-year supply of provisions. Franklin was last seen by whalers in Baffin Bay in July 1845. When the expedition failed to return in 1848, enormous resources were mobilised to try to discover its fate. In 1852 H.M.S. 'Assistance' was sent to lead another search mission. It was captained by Edward Belcher (1799–1877), who eventually took the decision to abandon four ships in the pack-ice. He recounts his unsuccessful adventure, defending his actions against critics, in this illustrated two-volume book, first published in 1855, which also includes scientific contributions. Volume 1 describes Belcher's outward journey, Arctic animals such as walruses and whales, and the effects of extreme cold. |
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2011 |
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ENVELOPE(-94.172,-94.172,57.936,57.936) |
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Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin North West Passage walrus* |
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Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin North West Passage walrus* |
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