The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship Resolute to the Arctic Regions
The Resolute was a merchant ship purchased by the Royal Navy for service in the search for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin. Its first voyage to the Canadian Arctic, which took place between 1850 and 1851, proved fruitless, so a second, larger expedition was launched in 1852. Again the Resol...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781107281066 2024-06-09T07:43:43+00:00 The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship Resolute to the Arctic Regions In Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebusand Terror McDougall, George Frederick 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107281066 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108070843 9781107281066 monograph 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107281066 2024-05-15T12:58:01Z The Resolute was a merchant ship purchased by the Royal Navy for service in the search for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin. Its first voyage to the Canadian Arctic, which took place between 1850 and 1851, proved fruitless, so a second, larger expedition was launched in 1852. Again the Resolute could find no trace of Franklin, and the crew came close to perishing themselves. With their ship trapped in ice, they endured the freezing temperatures and a harrowing trek to Beechey Island to survive. Published in 1857, the present work is the journal of George Frederick McDougall (c.1825–71), who served as master aboard the Resolute. The book features numerous woodcuts and plates, as well as an account of the ship's salvage by an American vessel. Notably, a desk made from the ship's timbers has been used by a number of American presidents in the White House. Book Arctic Cambridge University Press Arctic Beechey Island ENVELOPE(-91.851,-91.851,74.718,74.718) Cambridge |
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The Resolute was a merchant ship purchased by the Royal Navy for service in the search for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin. Its first voyage to the Canadian Arctic, which took place between 1850 and 1851, proved fruitless, so a second, larger expedition was launched in 1852. Again the Resolute could find no trace of Franklin, and the crew came close to perishing themselves. With their ship trapped in ice, they endured the freezing temperatures and a harrowing trek to Beechey Island to survive. Published in 1857, the present work is the journal of George Frederick McDougall (c.1825–71), who served as master aboard the Resolute. The book features numerous woodcuts and plates, as well as an account of the ship's salvage by an American vessel. Notably, a desk made from the ship's timbers has been used by a number of American presidents in the White House. |
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