NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY OF FATE O - The Voyage of the Fox in the Arctic Seas

Klappentext McClintock's 1859 account of his expedition through the North-West Passage to discover the fate of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. Zusammenfassung Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907) established his reputation as an Arctic explorer on voyages with Ross and Belcher. His expedition to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin found the written record of Franklin's death and other grim relics of his crew. McClintock's account was first published in 1859. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Preface; 1. Cause of delay in equipment; 2. Fiskernaes and Esquimaux; 3. Melville Bay; 4. Snow crystals; 5. Burial in the pack; 6. A bear-fight; 7. A holiday in Greenland; 8. Fox nearly wrecked; 9. Off Cape Warrender; 10. Leave Pond's Bay; 11. Proceed westward in a boat; 12. Death of our engineer; 13. Dr Walker's sledge journey; 14. Meet Esquimaux; 15. The cairn found empty; 16. Errors in Franklin's records; 17. Signs of release; Conclusion; Appendix.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Francis Leopold Mcclintock, McClintock Francis Leopold
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.06.2012
• EAN: 9781108050036
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05003-6
• Pagine: 476
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, Arctic regions, Historical Geography