William Scoresby

Memorials of the Sea

With 'The Franklin Expedition'

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Published in 1835 and 1850, and reissued here together, these two works highlight the perils of seafaring and Arctic exploration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 506
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 707g
• ISBN-13: 9781108073356
• ISBN-10: 1108073352
• Artikelnr.: 40787957

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Memorials of the Sea: 1. Sabbaths in the Arctic region
2. Loss of the Esk, whaler
3. A glance at Iceland
4. The Mary Russell
5. The hurricane
Part II. The Franklin Expedition: Introductory remarks
1. The public duty
2. Historical sketch of the plan and outset of the missing expedition
3. Considerations as to present measures
4. The passage of the middle ice
5. On aids to the furtherance of research
Appendix.