Name: The Last of the Arctic Voyages 2 Volume Set: The Last of the Arctic Voyages: Volume 2 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration) (en Inglés)
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Author: Belcher, Edward
ISBN: 9781108028899

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Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Edward Belcher

Editorial

Cambridge University Press

Año

2011

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

476

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

24.4 x 17.0 x 2.4 cm

Peso

0.75 kg.

ISBN

1108028896

ISBN13

9781108028899

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Geografía histórica
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The Last of the Arctic Voyages 2 Volume Set: The Last of the Arctic Voyages: Volume 2 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration) (en Inglés)

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When the experienced Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was put in command of an expedition in 1845 to search for the elusive North-West Passage he had the backing of the Admiralty and was equipped with two specially-adapted ships and a three-year supply of provisions. Franklin was last seen by whalers in Baffin Bay in July 1845. When the expedition failed to return in 1848, enormous resources were mobilised to try to discover its fate. In 1852 H.M.S. 'Assistance' was sent to lead another search mission. It was captained by Edward Belcher (1799-1877), who recounts his unsuccessful adventure in this illustrated two-volume book, first published in 1855. Volume 2 covers, and attempts to justify, Belcher's much-criticised decision to abandon four ships in the pack-ice. It also contains Belcher's views on reports of cannibalism among Franklin's crew, as well as scientific observations and a fascinating list of provisions.