An examination of Edward Inglefield's 1852 voyage into Jones Sound
ABSTRACT Edward Augustus Inglefield is usually credited with penetrating Jones Sound to 84°W longitude during his Franklin search voyage of 1852. His chart of the region including Coburg Island replaced Horatio Austin's chart made in 1851 and became the accepted standard until the 20th century....
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247411000507 2024-03-03T08:41:58+00:00 An examination of Edward Inglefield's 1852 voyage into Jones Sound Graville, Brian 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247411000507 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247411000507 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 49, issue 1, page 91-96 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2011 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247411000507 2024-02-08T08:35:40Z ABSTRACT Edward Augustus Inglefield is usually credited with penetrating Jones Sound to 84°W longitude during his Franklin search voyage of 1852. His chart of the region including Coburg Island replaced Horatio Austin's chart made in 1851 and became the accepted standard until the 20th century. By analysing Inglefield's map of Coburg Island it is shown that he made several errors in navigation and surveying which resulted in him believing he was further west than he really was and overestimating his speed. The results suggest he mistook Stewart Islands for Cone and Smith Islands and that his Sir Robert Inglis Peak reportedly seen near 84°W was actually Cone Island. Thus his penetration of Jones Sound was no further than Austin's the year before and the ready acceptance of his charts set back the mapping of that region of the Arctic for three quarters of a century. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Coburg island Polar Record Smith Islands Cambridge University Press Arctic Jones Sound ENVELOPE(-86.000,-86.000,76.002,76.002) Coburg Island ENVELOPE(-79.338,-79.338,75.940,75.940) Cone Island ENVELOPE(-69.167,-69.167,-67.683,-67.683) Smith Islands ENVELOPE(110.450,110.450,-66.300,-66.300) Polar Record 49 1 91 96 |
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ABSTRACT Edward Augustus Inglefield is usually credited with penetrating Jones Sound to 84°W longitude during his Franklin search voyage of 1852. His chart of the region including Coburg Island replaced Horatio Austin's chart made in 1851 and became the accepted standard until the 20th century. By analysing Inglefield's map of Coburg Island it is shown that he made several errors in navigation and surveying which resulted in him believing he was further west than he really was and overestimating his speed. The results suggest he mistook Stewart Islands for Cone and Smith Islands and that his Sir Robert Inglis Peak reportedly seen near 84°W was actually Cone Island. Thus his penetration of Jones Sound was no further than Austin's the year before and the ready acceptance of his charts set back the mapping of that region of the Arctic for three quarters of a century. |
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An examination of Edward Inglefield's 1852 voyage into Jones Sound |
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An examination of Edward Inglefield's 1852 voyage into Jones Sound |
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An examination of Edward Inglefield's 1852 voyage into Jones Sound |
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An examination of Edward Inglefield's 1852 voyage into Jones Sound |
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An examination of Edward Inglefield's 1852 voyage into Jones Sound |
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examination of edward inglefield's 1852 voyage into jones sound |
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