The Land of the White Bear
In June 1875, Frederick George Innes-Lillingston (1849–1904) set out for the Arctic aboard Pandora, a steam yacht captained by the seasoned polar explorer Allen Young (1827–1915). In this, the first of two voyages north, Young sought to make the north-west passage. His lieutenant Innes-Lillingston p...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781107295308 2024-06-09T07:44:04+00:00 The Land of the White Bear Being a Short Account of the Pandora's Voyage during the Summer of 1875 Innes-Lillingston, Frederick George 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107295308 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781107295308 9781108072045 monograph 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107295308 2024-05-15T13:07:18Z In June 1875, Frederick George Innes-Lillingston (1849–1904) set out for the Arctic aboard Pandora, a steam yacht captained by the seasoned polar explorer Allen Young (1827–1915). In this, the first of two voyages north, Young sought to make the north-west passage. His lieutenant Innes-Lillingston published this short account in 1876. It follows the voyage through to Peel Strait, where Young was forced to turn back in the face of heavy ice. On the journey home, the Pandora picked up the dispatches of the expedition under George Nares that was attempting to reach the North Pole. Conveying both the thrill and difficulty of the endeavour, this narrative provides a highly readable account of seafaring in extreme conditions. Also reissued in this series are two related works by Young: Cruise of the Pandora (1876) and The Two Voyages of the Pandora (1879). Book Arctic North Pole North West Passage Cambridge University Press Arctic Endeavour ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-76.550,-76.550) Nares ENVELOPE(158.167,158.167,-81.450,-81.450) North Pole |
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In June 1875, Frederick George Innes-Lillingston (1849–1904) set out for the Arctic aboard Pandora, a steam yacht captained by the seasoned polar explorer Allen Young (1827–1915). In this, the first of two voyages north, Young sought to make the north-west passage. His lieutenant Innes-Lillingston published this short account in 1876. It follows the voyage through to Peel Strait, where Young was forced to turn back in the face of heavy ice. On the journey home, the Pandora picked up the dispatches of the expedition under George Nares that was attempting to reach the North Pole. Conveying both the thrill and difficulty of the endeavour, this narrative provides a highly readable account of seafaring in extreme conditions. Also reissued in this series are two related works by Young: Cruise of the Pandora (1876) and The Two Voyages of the Pandora (1879). |
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