Sir James Clark Ross and the Franklin Expedition
No officers, apart from those who actually served in the Franklin expedition, were so closely connected with it, both before and after its departure, as Sir Edward Parry and Sir James Clark Ross. Parry, after his last Arctic expedition (1827), was consulted as a matter of course by the Admiralty on...
Published in: | Polar Record |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1942
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400040407 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400040407 |
Summary: | No officers, apart from those who actually served in the Franklin expedition, were so closely connected with it, both before and after its departure, as Sir Edward Parry and Sir James Clark Ross. Parry, after his last Arctic expedition (1827), was consulted as a matter of course by the Admiralty on all Arctic problems; he assisted in organising the Franklin Expedition; and was one of the Admiralty's principal advisers during the search. |
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