Royal Geographical Society and the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76 - A Report

Klappentext Published in 1877, this report on the progress of an Arctic expedition demonstrates the approaches adopted in the nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung The traveller and geographer Sir Clements R. Markham (1830–1916) was instrumental in gathering support from the Royal Geographical Society for this 1875–6 Arctic expedition. His 1877 report on the process of setting up an expedition demonstrates the approaches adopted in the nineteenth century, and is still of interest today. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. History of the efforts to obtain a renewal of Arctic research; 2. Successful results of the Arctic expedition of 1875-6; 3. Routes for future Arctic expeditions; 4. The Arctic Navy list.

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• Authors: Clements Robert Markham, Sir Clements Robert Markham
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.08.2012
• EAN: 9781108049719
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04971-9
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, Arctic regions, Historical Geography