Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, and round the World

Being Personal Narratives of Attempts to Reach the North and South Poles

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Paperback, 492 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781108072069
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Published in 1884 and illustrated with over 100 of his own drawings and maps, this two-volume work by the doctor and naturalist Robert McCormick (1800–90) provides an account of his voyages in the Arctic with William Parry and in the Antarctic with James Clark Ross, noting also his part in the search for Sir John Franklin. Incorporating a very detailed autobiography, McCormick's work also provides many details relating to natural history and geology. Volume 2 describes his role in the 1852–4 mission to find Franklin in the Arctic, including an open boat voyage up the Wellington Channel. The appendices provide notes on maintaining health in polar climes. This is followed by McCormick's autobiography, tracing his struggles to gain promotion in his naval career. Copies of correspondence relating to the Franklin search reveal his battle to have his ideas accepted by the Admiralty.

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ISBN13:9781108072069
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:492

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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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