(Text Page to) Explanation of sea and technical terms used in icy seas (1).
Glossary of "icy seas" technical terms. Includes definitions such as: Iceberg, an insulated mountain of ice, Brash ice, ice in a broken state, and in such small pieces that the ship can easily force through, Cake ice, ice formed in the early part of the season, Pancake ice, ice formed afte...
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A. W. Webster
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| Summary: | Glossary of "icy seas" technical terms. Includes definitions such as: Iceberg, an insulated mountain of ice, Brash ice, ice in a broken state, and in such small pieces that the ship can easily force through, Cake ice, ice formed in the early part of the season, Pancake ice, ice formed after a fall of snow, A blink, peculiar white appearance of the sky in the direction of the ice, and Water sky, a dark appearance of the sky indicating clear water in that direction. First of two pages (xxvii-xxviii). (Page number inferred.) In first volume. Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section ... |
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