The Dutch in the Arctic in the late 19th century

ABSTRACT Following the founding of the Aardrijkskundig Genootschap [Dutch Geographical Society] in 1873 there was a brief revival of Dutch interest and participation in the Arctic. The schooner Willem Barents , specially built for the purpose, made annual voyages into the European Arctic from 1878 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Bruyns, Willem F. J. Mörzer
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1986
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
The Schooner
International Polar Year
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400006768
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400006768
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Summary:ABSTRACT Following the founding of the Aardrijkskundig Genootschap [Dutch Geographical Society] in 1873 there was a brief revival of Dutch interest and participation in the Arctic. The schooner Willem Barents , specially built for the purpose, made annual voyages into the European Arctic from 1878 to 1884, placing memorial stones at sites where the Dutch had operated in earlier centuries and collecting scientific data. During the International Polar Year, 1882–83 the Dutch expedition was caught in pack ice and its ship Varna was lost. Thereafter Dutch interest in the Arctic waned, and Willem Barents was sold in 1886.

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