Narrative of the second Arctic expedition made by Charles F. Hall : his voyage to Repulse Bay, sledge journeys to the Straits of Fury and Hecla and to King William's land, and residence among the Eskimos, during the years 1864-'69 /

Includes index. This expedition, like his expedition of 1860-1862 was supported by private subscriptions, and both were undertaken to search for the records of the Franklin expedition and "to promote and benefit the cause of geography, navigation, natural history and science." Edited from...

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Main Authors: Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871., Nourse, J. E. (Joseph Everett), 1819-1889., United States. Navy Dept., United States Naval Observatory.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Washington : G.P.O. 1879
Subjects:
Franklin
John
Sir
1786-1847
Discoveries in geography
Eskimos
Arctic
Repulse Bay
eskimo*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112075865490
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9183g243
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo1.ark:/13960/t7jq1k086
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015047754117
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Summary:Includes index. This expedition, like his expedition of 1860-1862 was supported by private subscriptions, and both were undertaken to search for the records of the Franklin expedition and "to promote and benefit the cause of geography, navigation, natural history and science." Edited from Hall's manuscripts, which were purchased by the government. "Principal English Arctic publications between the years 1818 and 1860": p. xlv-l. Mode of access: Internet.

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