New Lands within the Arctic Circle
This two-volume work by the nineteenth-century Arctic explorer and artist Julius von Payer (1841–1915), originally published in German and translated into English almost immediately in 1876, documents his experiences during the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition, which he commanded from 1872 to...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781139151566 2024-03-03T08:41:21+00:00 New Lands within the Arctic Circle Narrative of the Discoveries of the Austrian Ship Tegetthoff in the Years 1872–1874 Payer, Julius von 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139151566 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108041447 9781139151566 monograph 2011 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139151566 2024-02-08T08:36:35Z This two-volume work by the nineteenth-century Arctic explorer and artist Julius von Payer (1841–1915), originally published in German and translated into English almost immediately in 1876, documents his experiences during the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition, which he commanded from 1872 to 1874 with his colleague Karl Weyprecht. Early into the expedition, of which the original aim was to find a north-eastern passage, their ship, the Tegetthoff, became trapped in ice, and its resultant drifting into unknown territories led to the discovery of Franz-Josef Land. Volume 1 explores the climate and terrain of the Arctic region, the navigational strategies employed by the crew, and the challenges they faced as perilous conditions led them to abandon ship. The author also pays tribute to Weyprecht for his courageous attempts to free the vessel. The work contains both maps and paintings, the latter by von Payer himself. Book Arctic Franz Josef Land North Pole Cambridge University Press Arctic North Pole Franz Josef Land ENVELOPE(55.000,55.000,81.000,81.000) Cambridge |
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This two-volume work by the nineteenth-century Arctic explorer and artist Julius von Payer (1841–1915), originally published in German and translated into English almost immediately in 1876, documents his experiences during the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition, which he commanded from 1872 to 1874 with his colleague Karl Weyprecht. Early into the expedition, of which the original aim was to find a north-eastern passage, their ship, the Tegetthoff, became trapped in ice, and its resultant drifting into unknown territories led to the discovery of Franz-Josef Land. Volume 1 explores the climate and terrain of the Arctic region, the navigational strategies employed by the crew, and the challenges they faced as perilous conditions led them to abandon ship. The author also pays tribute to Weyprecht for his courageous attempts to free the vessel. The work contains both maps and paintings, the latter by von Payer himself. |
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