Memoirs of Lieutenant Joseph René Bellot, with His Journal of a Voyage in the Polar Seas in Search of Sir John Franklin

Joseph René Bellot

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• Joseph René Bellot (1826-53) was a French naval officer whose travels took him from Africa to the Arctic before his tragic death at the age of 27. In ... Lees meer

The Voyage of the 'Why Not?' in the Antarctic

Jean Charcot

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• This 1911 publication, translated from the French, vividly describes the varied hardships and satisfactions of Antarctic exploration and scientific re... Lees meer

Memoirs of Rear-Admiral Sir W. Edward Parry

Edward Parry

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• Written by his son, the Rev. Edward Parry, this 1857 memoir describes the life and times of Rear-Admiral Sir W. Edward Parry (1790-1855), the British ... Lees meer

Letters Written During the Late Voyage of Discovery in the Western Arctic Sea

A Anonymous

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• Sir Edward Parry (1790-1855) wrote accounts of his three Arctic expeditions, which have also been reissued in this series. This book takes the form of... Lees meer

Northward Ho!

Albert Hastings Markham

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• Originally published in 1879, this illustrated work by Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) opens with accounts of Arctic exploration from the sixth to... Lees meer

New Lands Within the Arctic Circle

Julius Von Payer

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• This two-volume work by the nineteenth-century Arctic explorer and artist Julius von Payer (1841-1915), originally published in German and translated ... Lees meer

Journal of a Voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits in the Years 1850-1851 2 Volume Set

Peter C Sutherland

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• In the mid-nineteenth century, British Arctic exploration was focused on the search for the missing expedition of Sir John Franklin. Physician and geo... Lees meer

The North West Passage

Roald Amundsen

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• From an early age Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was determined to be an explorer. Having gained valuable experience on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (... Lees meer

Journal d'Un Voyage Aux Mers Polaires

Joseph René Bellot

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• The intrepid French explorer Joseph René Bellot (1826-53) became a symbol of Anglo-French friendship in 1851, when he took part in the second expediti... Lees meer

New Land 2 Volume Set

Otto Neumann Sverdrup

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• This well-illustrated account of polar exploration was originally published in Norway in 1903, and in this two-volume English translation in 1904. It ... Lees meer

Voyage Au Pole Sud Et Dans l'Océanie Sur Les Corvettes l'Astrolabe Et La Zélée

Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville

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• In 1836, the French King Louis-Philippe, enthusiastic for Southern Hemisphere exploration, supported M. J. Dumont d'Urville's plan for a circumnavigat... Lees meer

On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea

Luigi Amedeo Di Savoia

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• Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, a grandson of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy, was well known as a mountaineer and traveller when, in 1899, he organi... Lees meer

An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound

Robert Anstruther Goodsir

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• In 1847, Sir John Franklin and his crew perished on their Arctic expedition. The following years saw multiple attempts to discover what happened to th... Lees meer

The Two Voyages of the Pandora

Allen Young

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• Sir Allen Young (1827-1915), was a merchant navy officer and experienced polar explorer. He took part in several expeditions before those of the Pando... Lees meer

Manual of the Natural History, Geology, and Physics of Greenland and the Neighbouring Regions

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• This 1875 manual presents a detailed scientific picture of Greenland and its Arctic environment. Edited by the geologist Thomas Rupert Jones (1819-191... Lees meer

The Voyage of the Jeannette 2 Volume Set

George Washington De Long

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• George W. De Long (1844-81) was a US Navy officer who set out to find a new route to the North Pole via the Bering Strait. During his voyage, which le... Lees meer

A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach Repulse Bay

George Francis Lyon

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• This short work, featuring a number of attractive engravings, traces an abortive expedition to the Canadian Arctic. George Francis Lyon (1795-1832), n... Lees meer

Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Herald During the Years 1845-51 Under the Command of Captain Henry Kellett, R.N., C.B.

Berthold Seemann

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• Berthold Seemann (1825-71), a German-born botanist and traveller, published several scientific books and articles. He also composed music and in the 1... Lees meer

Across Iceland

William Bisiker

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• Although a member of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of a number of books on geography, little is known of William Bisiker. Published in 19... Lees meer

Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery

William Scoresby

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• William Scoresby junior (1789-1857), explorer, scientist, and later Church of England clergyman, first travelled to the Arctic when he was just ten ye... Lees meer

A Chronological History of Voyages Into the Arctic Regions

John Barrow

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• Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), a founder and early president of the Royal Geographical Society, served as Second Secretary to the Admiralty for forty ye... Lees meer

Schwatka's Search

William Henry Gilder

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• A cavalry officer in the US Army, with training in law and medicine, Frederick Schwatka (1849-92) became interested in the lost expedition of Sir John... Lees meer

Cruise of the Pandora

Allen Young

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• Sir Allen Young (1827-1915), merchant navy officer and experienced Polar explorer, took part in several expeditions before that of the Pandora. As nav... Lees meer

Voyage of the Challenger: The Atlantic

Charles Wyville Thomson

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• In 1871 the British government agreed to support an expedition to collect physical and chemical data and biological specimens from the world's oceans.... Lees meer