The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham
This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) was published in 1927 by two relatives (both professional authors), using the detailed journals which he kept from 1862. Markham was the cousin of Sir Clements Markham, the historian and geographer, and was grea...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781107294554 2024-06-09T07:43:39+00:00 The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham Markham, M. E. Markham, F. A. 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107294554 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108071673 9781107294554 monograph 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107294554 2024-05-15T13:09:37Z This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) was published in 1927 by two relatives (both professional authors), using the detailed journals which he kept from 1862. Markham was the cousin of Sir Clements Markham, the historian and geographer, and was greatly influenced by him. Having volunteered for Arctic service, he was rejected by the Admiralty, but took a period of leave in which he went to Baffin Bay as second mate on a whaler. (His account of this voyage, and several other works, are also reissued in this series.) Though best remembered for his Arctic exploration, Markham was involved in active service in China, the Mediterranean and Australian waters, and in the training of naval recruits. He continued in the Royal Navy until 1906, and in his retirement continued to encourage polar exploration, serving for many years on the Council of the Royal Geographical Society. Book Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Cambridge University Press Arctic Baffin Bay Clements Markham ENVELOPE(-65.969,-65.969,-65.934,-65.934) Hastings ENVELOPE(-154.167,-154.167,-85.567,-85.567) Markham ENVELOPE(-57.358,-57.358,-64.296,-64.296) |
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This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) was published in 1927 by two relatives (both professional authors), using the detailed journals which he kept from 1862. Markham was the cousin of Sir Clements Markham, the historian and geographer, and was greatly influenced by him. Having volunteered for Arctic service, he was rejected by the Admiralty, but took a period of leave in which he went to Baffin Bay as second mate on a whaler. (His account of this voyage, and several other works, are also reissued in this series.) Though best remembered for his Arctic exploration, Markham was involved in active service in China, the Mediterranean and Australian waters, and in the training of naval recruits. He continued in the Royal Navy until 1906, and in his retirement continued to encourage polar exploration, serving for many years on the Council of the Royal Geographical Society. |
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