The autobiography of Dr John Rae, 1813–1893: a preliminary note

In July 1967 the Scott Polar Research Institute secured at public sale the manuscript autobiography, hitherto unknown to scholars, of the Arctic explorer Dr John Rae. The Institute was enabled to pay the unexpectedly high price of the manuscript through the good offices of the Victoria and Albert Mu...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Cooke, Alan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1968
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Canada
Rae
Polar Record
Scott Polar Research Institute
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400056606
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400056606
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Summary:In July 1967 the Scott Polar Research Institute secured at public sale the manuscript autobiography, hitherto unknown to scholars, of the Arctic explorer Dr John Rae. The Institute was enabled to pay the unexpectedly high price of the manuscript through the good offices of the Victoria and Albert Museum, which matched Institute funds provided by generous friends in Canada and the United States who have wished not to be named.

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