Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson''s Bay in His Majesty''s Ship Rosamond - Containing Some Account of North Eastern Coast of America of Tribes

Klappentext Published in 1817, this young lieutenant's journal, illustrated with engravings, brought fresh descriptions of Inuit life to English readers. Zusammenfassung On the second of his two voyages to patrol British fisheries in North America, Edward Chappell (1792–1861) recorded his observations in this illustrated journal, published in 1817. Though somewhat superficial, his descriptions of Inuit life, homes and customs revised previous accounts and provided new information to English readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Advertisement; Narrative of a voyage to Hudson's Bay; Appendices.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Chappell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2014
• EAN: 9781108074957
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07495-7
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, North America, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, maritime history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Geographical discovery and exploration, North America (USA and Canada), Historical Geography, Arctic Ocean