Beschreibung:
This account of seafaring exploits, first published in 1879, provides insight into Arctic exploration between the sixth and nineteenth centuries.
Preface; 1. Early polar voyages, sixth century to 1613; 2. Early polar voyages, 1613 to 1773; 3. Captain Phipps's voyage in 1773; 4. A midshipman's narrative of a polar voyage, 1773; 5. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 6. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 7. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 8. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 9. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 10. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 11. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 12. Voyage of Buchan and Franklin; 13. Sir Edward Parry's attempt to reach the north pole, 1827; 14. Sir George Nares's polar expedition, 1875¿6; 15. Sir George Nares's expedition (conc.); Index.