The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin

When John Brown (1797–1861) developed a defect in his eyesight, he could no longer embark on extended voyages for the East India Company. After making a fortune selling gold and diamonds, he cultivated his geographical interests, and was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1837. Brown was e...

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Main Author: Brown, John
Format: Book
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
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Arctic
McClintock
North West Passage
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107476943
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781107476943 2024-06-09T07:44:07+00:00 The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin With a Sequel to 'The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin' Brown, John 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107476943 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108074964 9781107476943 monograph 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107476943 2024-05-15T12:57:29Z When John Brown (1797–1861) developed a defect in his eyesight, he could no longer embark on extended voyages for the East India Company. After making a fortune selling gold and diamonds, he cultivated his geographical interests, and was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1837. Brown was especially interested in the Arctic, and he became concerned about the missing Franklin expedition to find the North-West Passage. In this substantial work, first published in 1858 and reissued here in one volume with its 1860 sequel, Brown provides a detailed account of previous polar expeditions before turning to the efforts to find Franklin and his men. The sequel is devoted to the 1857–9 search expedition arranged by Lady Franklin and led by Leopold McClintock. A number of other works on Franklin's last expedition and the subsequent searches have also been reissued in this series. Book Arctic North West Passage Cambridge University Press Arctic McClintock ENVELOPE(157.433,157.433,-80.217,-80.217) Cambridge
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