Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific
After joining the Navy at thirteen, William Edward Parry (1790–1855) spent three years protecting the whale fisheries of Spitzbergen. He was later appointed to several Arctic expeditions. Although his first voyage in search of the North-West Passage ended without success in 1819, it provided valuabl...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781139151306 2024-05-19T07:35:29+00:00 Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific Performed in the Years 1821–22–23 ... under the Orders of Captain William Edward Parry Parry, William Edward 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139151306 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108041348 9781139151306 monograph 2011 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139151306 2024-04-25T06:51:45Z After joining the Navy at thirteen, William Edward Parry (1790–1855) spent three years protecting the whale fisheries of Spitzbergen. He was later appointed to several Arctic expeditions. Although his first voyage in search of the North-West Passage ended without success in 1819, it provided valuable scientific data and experience. The expedition of 1821–3 was longer, with two winters spent on the ice, but also ended without success. Parry's account of that second voyage, first published in 1824, provides insights into the early days of Arctic exploration and the character of one of its pioneers, noted for his care for his men, his precision in navigation and scientific observations, and his ability to quickly find solutions to difficult problems. The book also includes descriptions of the 'Esquimaux' encountered by the explorers, and their communities as well as a vocabulary of their language. Book Arctic esquimaux North West Passage Spitzbergen Cambridge University Press Cambridge |
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After joining the Navy at thirteen, William Edward Parry (1790–1855) spent three years protecting the whale fisheries of Spitzbergen. He was later appointed to several Arctic expeditions. Although his first voyage in search of the North-West Passage ended without success in 1819, it provided valuable scientific data and experience. The expedition of 1821–3 was longer, with two winters spent on the ice, but also ended without success. Parry's account of that second voyage, first published in 1824, provides insights into the early days of Arctic exploration and the character of one of its pioneers, noted for his care for his men, his precision in navigation and scientific observations, and his ability to quickly find solutions to difficult problems. The book also includes descriptions of the 'Esquimaux' encountered by the explorers, and their communities as well as a vocabulary of their language. |
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Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
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Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
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Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
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journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the atlantic to the pacific |
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Cambridge University Press |
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2011 |
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