Arctic Voyages of Adolf Erik Nordenskioeld, 1858-1879

Klappentext An account, first published in 1879, of the explorer and geologist's voyages prior to his famous North-East Passage expedition. Zusammenfassung Explorer and geologist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901) is best known as leader of the 1878–80 expedition in which the Eurasian continent was first circumnavigated via the North-East Passage. This book, first published in 1879, details Nordenskiöld's Arctic voyages prior to this expedition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The Nordenskiöld family: autobiographical sketch; 2. The Swedish Arctic expeditions of 1858 and 1861; 3. The Swedish Arctic Expedition of 1864; 4. The Swedish Polar expedition of 1868; 5. Expedition to Greenland; 6. The Swedish Polar Expedition of 1872-3; 7. Voyage to the Yenissej in 1875 and ascent of the river; 8. Second voyage to the Yenissej in 1876; 9. The North-East Passage Expedition, 1878-9; Appendix 1. Official report to the (Swedish) Royal Board of Health on the hygiene and care of the sick during the Swedish Polar Expedition, 1872-3 Dr Envall; Appendix 2. List of books and memoirs relating to the Swedish Arctic expeditions; Index.

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• Authors: Alexander Leslie, Leslie Alexander
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108041485
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04148-5
• No. of pages: 478
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 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