The Threshold of the Unknown Region
An eminent geographer, Clements Markham (1830–1916) had searched for Sir John Franklin in the Arctic as a young man in the Royal Navy. This stimulated his lifelong passion for the polar regions. Published in 1873, this historical review of Arctic exploration was based on extensive research at the Ro...
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Cambridge University Press
2014
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107476721 |