New Lands Within the Arctic Circle - Narrative of Discoveries of Austrian Ship Tegetthoff in Years 1872

Klappentext First published in 1876, these two volumes document the 1872-4 Austro-Hungarian Arctic expedition which discovered Franz-Josef Land. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1876, this two-volume work documents the Austro-Hungarian Arctic expedition of 1872–4, in which von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discovered Franz-Josef Land. In Volume 2, von Payer describes his crew's courageous exploration of the region by sledge, and their survival through hunting bears for food and clothing. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Sledge Journeys: 1. The exploration of Kaiser Franz-Josef Land resolved on; 2. Of sledge travelling in general; 3. The equipment of a sledge expedition; 4. The first sledge journey; 5. The cold; 6. A general description of Kaiser Franz-Josef Land; 7. The second sledge expedition. Austria Sound; 8. In the extreme north; 9. The return to the ship; 10. The third sledge journey; 11. The Tegetthoff abandoned. Return to Europe: 1. Last days on the Tegetthoff; 2. On the frozen sea; 3. On the open sea; Appendix: 1. Meteorological observations; 2. Direction and force of the wind; Index.

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• Authors: Julius Payer, Julius Von Payer, Payer Julius von, Julius Von Payer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108041454
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04145-4
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration; New Lands within the Arctic Circle 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Arctic regions, Historical Geography