This two-volume 1884 work describes a doctor and naturalist's polar voyages with William Parry, James Clark Ross and Edward Belcher.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Volume 1: Preface Part I. Voyage of HMS Erebus and Terror to the Antarctic Seas: 1. Departure from England 2. Visit to the convents 3. Trinidad 4. A deep sounding 5. At Kerguelen's Island 6. Second boat-expedition 7. New Bay discovered 8. Geological résumé of Kerguelen's Island 9. Our boatswain drowned 10. A drive across the island to Launceston 11. Excursion to Port Arthur 12. First voyage towards the South Pole 13. Campbell Island 14. Discovery of a southern continent 15. The volcanic mountains 16. Remarkable rock, like a Roman gateway 17. Summary of our attempt to reach the South Pole 18. Quail-shooting at Risdon 19. Leave for Sydney 20. Trip to Waimate 21. Up the Kava-Kava river 22. Trip inland 23. Second attempt to reach the South Pole 24. Closely beset in the pack 25. A heavy gale 26. Collision with the Terror off the icebergs 27. The Falkland Islands 28. Trip to Swan Bay 29. Hermite Island, Cape Horn 30. Excursion up to the summit of Cape Spencer 31. Summary of Hermite Island 32. Second visit to the Falkland Islands 33. Third attempt to reach the South Pole 34. Our highest latitude 35. Summary of the last voyage south 36. Simon's bay 37. Ascension Island Part II. Attempt to Reach the North Pole in the Year 1827: 1. Departure from the Nore 2. Hecla secured in Treurenberg Bay 3. Return of the polar boats 4. Résumé of the geological and botanical features of the island Appendix Plans for reaching the North and South Poles. Volume 2: Part III. Voyage in Search of Sir John Franklin: 1. Departure from the Nore 2. Disco 3. Upernivik 4. The McLennen nipped 5. Beechey Island 6. I return from the boat expedition 7. Lost in the snow-drift 8. Weather worse than ever 9. Successful ascent of Caswell's Tower 10. On the way home Narrative of a boat expedition Appendix Concluding remarks on the search for Sir John Franklin Suggestions for the preservation health of polar climes Correspondence Part IV. Autobiography: 1. Early life 2. First voyage to the West Indies 3. On the home station 4. Return 5. To the West Indies again 6. A year on half-pay 7. Voyage to South America 8. On half-pay 9. Third voyage to the West Indies 10. Four years on half-pay 11. Fourth walking tour 12. In the Lake District 13. Appointed to the Erebus for the Antarctic expedition 14. On half-pay again 15. Transferred to the Fisguard frigate 16. The Auckland Whaling Company 17. Plan of boat voyage 18. My new plan of search 19. Again on half-pay after my return in 1853 Letter to the First Lord of the Admiralty Reply Appendix Index.
Volume 1: Preface Part I. Voyage of HMS Erebus and Terror to the Antarctic Seas: 1. Departure from England 2. Visit to the convents 3. Trinidad 4. A deep sounding 5. At Kerguelen's Island 6. Second boat-expedition 7. New Bay discovered 8. Geological résumé of Kerguelen's Island 9. Our boatswain drowned 10. A drive across the island to Launceston 11. Excursion to Port Arthur 12. First voyage towards the South Pole 13. Campbell Island 14. Discovery of a southern continent 15. The volcanic mountains 16. Remarkable rock, like a Roman gateway 17. Summary of our attempt to reach the South Pole 18. Quail-shooting at Risdon 19. Leave for Sydney 20. Trip to Waimate 21. Up the Kava-Kava river 22. Trip inland 23. Second attempt to reach the South Pole 24. Closely beset in the pack 25. A heavy gale 26. Collision with the Terror off the icebergs 27. The Falkland Islands 28. Trip to Swan Bay 29. Hermite Island, Cape Horn 30. Excursion up to the summit of Cape Spencer 31. Summary of Hermite Island 32. Second visit to the Falkland Islands 33. Third attempt to reach the South Pole 34. Our highest latitude 35. Summary of the last voyage south 36. Simon's bay 37. Ascension Island Part II. Attempt to Reach the North Pole in the Year 1827: 1. Departure from the Nore 2. Hecla secured in Treurenberg Bay 3. Return of the polar boats 4. Résumé of the geological and botanical features of the island Appendix Plans for reaching the North and South Poles. Volume 2: Part III. Voyage in Search of Sir John Franklin: 1. Departure from the Nore 2. Disco 3. Upernivik 4. The McLennen nipped 5. Beechey Island 6. I return from the boat expedition 7. Lost in the snow-drift 8. Weather worse than ever 9. Successful ascent of Caswell's Tower 10. On the way home Narrative of a boat expedition Appendix Concluding remarks on the search for Sir John Franklin Suggestions for the preservation health of polar climes Correspondence Part IV. Autobiography: 1. Early life 2. First voyage to the West Indies 3. On the home station 4. Return 5. To the West Indies again 6. A year on half-pay 7. Voyage to South America 8. On half-pay 9. Third voyage to the West Indies 10. Four years on half-pay 11. Fourth walking tour 12. In the Lake District 13. Appointed to the Erebus for the Antarctic expedition 14. On half-pay again 15. Transferred to the Fisguard frigate 16. The Auckland Whaling Company 17. Plan of boat voyage 18. My new plan of search 19. Again on half-pay after my return in 1853 Letter to the First Lord of the Admiralty Reply Appendix Index.
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