The last voyage of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the North West Passage
[The list of officers and crew of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, contains the name “James Nelson, AB”. Recently J. W. Nelson, a descendant of Nelson's, brought to the Institute two copy-books containing accounts by him of the last voyage of Investigator , the discovery of the North West Passage an...
| Published in: | Polar Record |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1967
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400058423 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400058423 |
| _version_ | 1821862884604379136 |
|---|---|
| author | Nelson, J. H. |
| author_facet | Nelson, J. H. |
| author_sort | Nelson, J. H. |
| collection | Cambridge University Press |
| container_issue | 87 |
| container_start_page | 753 |
| container_title | Polar Record |
| container_volume | 13 |
| description | [The list of officers and crew of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, contains the name “James Nelson, AB”. Recently J. W. Nelson, a descendant of Nelson's, brought to the Institute two copy-books containing accounts by him of the last voyage of Investigator , the discovery of the North West Passage and the return of the surviving members of the ship's company to England after the abandonment of the ship in the Bay of Mercy, Banks Island, in June 1853. Both accounts were obviously written carefully after the author's return, presumably from diary notes. The handwriting is neat copperplate with alterations in another hand. Little is known of the origins or later history of James Nelson, whose command of contemporary literary style and facility of expression must have been unusual in an AB of the period. His naval Certificate of Service is as follows: |
| format | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| genre | Banks Island North West Passage Polar Record |
| genre_facet | Banks Island North West Passage Polar Record |
| id | crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400058423 |
| institution | Open Polar |
| language | English |
| op_collection_id | crcambridgeupr |
| op_container_end_page | 768 |
| op_doi | https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400058423 |
| op_rights | https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms |
| op_source | Polar Record volume 13, issue 87, page 753-768 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 |
| publishDate | 1967 |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| record_format | openpolar |
| spelling | crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400058423 2025-01-16T21:10:12+00:00 The last voyage of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the North West Passage Nelson, J. H. 1967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400058423 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400058423 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 13, issue 87, page 753-768 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1967 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400058423 2024-02-08T08:49:49Z [The list of officers and crew of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, contains the name “James Nelson, AB”. Recently J. W. Nelson, a descendant of Nelson's, brought to the Institute two copy-books containing accounts by him of the last voyage of Investigator , the discovery of the North West Passage and the return of the surviving members of the ship's company to England after the abandonment of the ship in the Bay of Mercy, Banks Island, in June 1853. Both accounts were obviously written carefully after the author's return, presumably from diary notes. The handwriting is neat copperplate with alterations in another hand. Little is known of the origins or later history of James Nelson, whose command of contemporary literary style and facility of expression must have been unusual in an AB of the period. His naval Certificate of Service is as follows: Article in Journal/Newspaper Banks Island North West Passage Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 13 87 753 768 |
| spellingShingle | General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development Nelson, J. H. The last voyage of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the North West Passage |
| title | The last voyage of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the North West Passage |
| title_full | The last voyage of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the North West Passage |
| title_fullStr | The last voyage of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the North West Passage |
| title_full_unstemmed | The last voyage of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the North West Passage |
| title_short | The last voyage of HMS Investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the North West Passage |
| title_sort | last voyage of hms investigator , 1850–53, and the discovery of the north west passage |
| topic | General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development |
| topic_facet | General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400058423 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400058423 |