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Klappentext Published in 1824, this account by a pioneering Arctic explorer describes his second expedition in search of the North-West Passage. Zusammenfassung William Edward Parry (1790–1855) led three expeditions in search of the North-West Passage. This 1824 publication describes the second (1821–3), which included two winters on the ice. It documents Parry's leadership style, the practicalities of early Arctic exploration, and the language and customs of the local 'Esquimaux'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Explanation of technical terms; Official instructions; 1. Passage across the Atlantic; 2. Review of the geographical information obtained by the researches of former navigators on the coast of the American continent, in the neighbourhood of Wager River; 3. Return to the eastward through the Frozen Strait; 4. Hoppner's Inlet entered and surveyed by the boats; 5. Further examination in the boats for the purpose of connecting the shores of Lyon Inlet with that of Gore Bay; 6. Precautions for the security of the ships and their stores; 7. Many foxes caught; 8. Charts drawn by the Esquimaux; 9. Increased extent of open water in the offing; 10. Departure from Winter Island; 11. Remarkable instance of local attraction on the magnetic needles; 12. A journey performed along the south shore of Cockburn Island; 13. Preparations for the winter; 14. Various journeys to the Esquimaux stations; 15. Extraordinary disruption of ice in Quilliam Creek; Some further accounts of the Esquimaux of Melville Peninsula and the adjoining islands, and more particularly Winter Island and Igloolik; Vocabulary of Esquimaux words, etc.
