Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847
In the mid-nineteenth century, the northern coastline of North America was of particular interest to the Hudson's Bay Company as it was believed to hold the key to the elusive North-West Passage, a trade route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Recruited to lead a team to survey part of this for...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781139565929 2024-03-03T08:41:17+00:00 Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847 Rae, John 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139565929 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108057813 9781139565929 monograph 2013 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139565929 2024-02-08T08:40:26Z In the mid-nineteenth century, the northern coastline of North America was of particular interest to the Hudson's Bay Company as it was believed to hold the key to the elusive North-West Passage, a trade route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Recruited to lead a team to survey part of this forbidding region, the Scottish explorer John Rae (1813–93) undertook his first expedition during 1846–7. It was remarkable not only for its success, but also because Rae's was the first crew to overwinter in the Arctic. Unlike other Victorian explorers, Rae embraced the culture of the Inuit and learnt to live off the land like them, which enabled him to complete his survey. First published in 1850, this journal relates the details of his journey as well as how he and his men survived the extreme conditions. It remains a valuable document in the history of Arctic exploration. Book Arctic inuit North West Passage Cambridge University Press Arctic Pacific Rae ENVELOPE(-116.053,-116.053,62.834,62.834) Cambridge |
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In the mid-nineteenth century, the northern coastline of North America was of particular interest to the Hudson's Bay Company as it was believed to hold the key to the elusive North-West Passage, a trade route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Recruited to lead a team to survey part of this forbidding region, the Scottish explorer John Rae (1813–93) undertook his first expedition during 1846–7. It was remarkable not only for its success, but also because Rae's was the first crew to overwinter in the Arctic. Unlike other Victorian explorers, Rae embraced the culture of the Inuit and learnt to live off the land like them, which enabled him to complete his survey. First published in 1850, this journal relates the details of his journey as well as how he and his men survived the extreme conditions. It remains a valuable document in the history of Arctic exploration. |
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