William Edward Parry

Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific

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Produktbeschreibung

Published in 1821, this account by a pioneering Arctic explorer describes his first expedition in search of the North-West Passage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 588
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1504g
• ISBN-13: 9781108041355
• ISBN-10: 1108041353
• Artikelnr.: 34571266

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Official instructions
1. Passage across the Atlantic
2. Entrance into Sir James Lancaster's Sound of Baffin
3. Favourable appearance of an open westerly passage
4. Further examination of Melville Island
5. Precautions for securing the ships and stores
6. First appearance of scurvy
7. More temperate weather
8. Journey across Melville Island to the northern shore, and return to the ships by a different route
9. Occurrences at Winter Harbour in the early part of June
10. Leave Winter Harbour
11. Progress down the western coast of Baffin's Bay
Appendix.