Journal of Hms Enterprise, on the Expedition in Search of Sir John - Franklin s Ships By Behring Strait, 1850

Klappentext This 1889 publication recounts Collinson's 1850-5 voyage to discover the fate of Franklin's expedition via Bering Strait. Zusammenfassung Published in 1889, this journal recounts the voyage made by Richard Collinson (1811–83) in 1850–5 to discover the fate of Franklin's 1845 expedition and to locate the North-West Passage from the 'other side', via Bering Strait. Collinson made a significant contribution to the geographical knowledge of the region. Inhaltsverzeichnis Letter from Admiral Sir G. H. Richards to the Editor; The Journal: Prologue; 1. England to Magellan Straits; 2. Magellan Straits to Sandwich Islands; 3. Sandwich Islands to the Polar Sea; 4. Port Clarence and Icy Cape; 5. To Sitka; 6. To Hong Kong; 7. To Port Clarence; 8. To Baring or Banks Island; 9. Prince of Wales Straits; 10. Exploring parties; 11. Dolphin and Union Straits; 12. Cambridge Bay; 13. Victoria Straits; 14. Return Westward; 15. Camden Bay; 16. Return to England; Epilogue; Notes; The Memoir of Admiral Collinson T. B. Collinson: 1. Ovingham School; 2. HMS Cambridge, 1823-7; 3. HMS Chanticleer, 1828-31; 4. HMS Aetna, Medea, Sulphur, 1831-9; 5. Chinese War and survey, 1840-6; 6. At home, 1846-9 and 1855-62; 7. The Trinity House, 1862-83; Index.

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• Authors: Richard Collinson, Sir. Richard Collinson
• Assisted by: T. B. Collinson (Editor), Collinson T. B. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.01.2012
• EAN: 9781108041744
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04174-4
• No. of pages: 582
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic; 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, Polar regions, Historical Geography