Whaling Cruise to Baffin s Bay and the Gulf of Boothia, and an - Account of the Rescue of the Crew of the Polari

Published in 1874, this illustrated account of experiences aboard a Dundee steam whaler brings seafaring in the Arctic to life.

List of contents

Dedication; Introduction; 1. The Dundee whalers; 2. 'Spanning on'; 3. The south-west fishing; 4. 'Flinching' and 'making-off'; 5. Navigation of Davis' Straits; 6. Disco; 7. Upernivik and Melville Bay; 8. The north water; 9. Middle ice fishing; 10. More whales at middle ice; 11. Lancaster Sound and Barrow's Strait; 12. Port Leopold; 13. The Polaris expedition; 14. Again in Baffin's Bay; 15. Admiralty Inlet; 16. Prince Regent's Inlet; 17. Fury Beach; 18. Cape Garry; 19. Homeward bound; 20. Conclusion; Appendices A-E.

Summary

Published in 1874, this illustrated work by Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) recounts his experiences aboard the Dundee steam whaler Arctic. Markham also gives details relating to the rescue of the crew of the American vessel Polaris, crushed by ice in 1872 during its attempt to reach the North Pole.

Product details

• Authors: Albert Hastings Markham, Sir Albert Hastings Markham
• Assisted by: Osborn Sherard (Introduction)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9781108072007
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07200-7
• No. of pages: 364
• 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; HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historical Geography