This book tracks the progress of a four hundred year effort to map the coasts of North America after 1492. A set of maps show the progression of exploration over time, and narratives of the voyages illustrate the trials and dangers faced by the men as they made their maps.
This book tracks the progress of a four hundred year effort to map the coasts of North America after 1492. A set of maps show the progression of exploration over time, and narratives of the voyages illustrate the trials and dangers faced by the men as they made their maps.
Roger M. McCoy is Professor Emeritus, University of Utah, and the author of Ending in Ice.
Inhaltsangabe
1. The urge to discover lands and make maps Part I: THE PROJECT BEGINS 2. Earliest ventures to the Northwest Passage: John Cabot and others Part II: 1576-1632 3. Sailors and sailing in the sixteenth century. 4. Martin Frobisher succumbs to gold fever 5. John Davis makes a near miss 6. Henry Hudson has a very bad day 7. Further efforts probe the east coasts Part III: 1719-1789 8. From the Pacific and through the tundra Part IV: 1822-1878 9. John Franklin's expedition fails, but opens the door to success 10. The Franklin searchers almost finish the map 11. Finding the North Pole Part V: FINISHING THE PROJECT 12. Amundsen sails through Endnotes Bibliography Index
1. The urge to discover lands and make maps Part I: THE PROJECT BEGINS 2. Earliest ventures to the Northwest Passage: John Cabot and others Part II: 1576-1632 3. Sailors and sailing in the sixteenth century. 4. Martin Frobisher succumbs to gold fever 5. John Davis makes a near miss 6. Henry Hudson has a very bad day 7. Further efforts probe the east coasts Part III: 1719-1789 8. From the Pacific and through the tundra Part IV: 1822-1878 9. John Franklin's expedition fails, but opens the door to success 10. The Franklin searchers almost finish the map 11. Finding the North Pole Part V: FINISHING THE PROJECT 12. Amundsen sails through Endnotes Bibliography Index
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