Автор: Kane Название: The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin ISBN: 1108074871 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074872 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Dr Elisha Kane (1820-57) published this vivid account of an icebound polar winter in 1853. The Grinnell expedition was not successful in its aim of ascertaining the fate of Sir John Franklin, and Kane led a second attempt in 1853 while this book was in press.
Описание: This 1860 account of Sir John Franklin`s life and of the search for him was written by the experienced naval officer Sherard Osborn (several of whose other works have been reissued in this series) to inspire the youth of Britain to follow the great explorer`s example of duty and rectitude.
Автор: Nares Название: The Official Report of the Recent Arctic Expedition ISBN: 1108041531 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108041539 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3326.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This 1876 publication records the voyage of the British ships Alert and Discovery towards the North Pole in 1875-6. Containing striking descriptions of treacherous waters and icy landscapes, together with details of the logistical complexities and human costs of the expedition, it documents an unprecedented achievement in Polar exploration.
Автор: Wrangell Название: Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea ISBN: 1108062156 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108062152 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In 1820-3, Russian explorer Ferdinand von Wrangell (1797-1870) led an expedition to survey Siberia`s north-eastern coastline. Translated into English from German, this wide-ranging account of a little-known portion of the globe was edited by the geophysicist Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883) and published in 1840.
Автор: Koldewey Название: The German Arctic Expedition of 1869–70 ISBN: 1108074863 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074865 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7445.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This account of a German Arctic expedition was published in 1873-4 by its commander, and in this English translation in 1874. The Germania and the Hansa embarked for Greenland in 1869. They became separated, and the book describes subsequent events, and the remarkable survival of one of the crews.
Автор: Back Название: Narrative of an Expedition in HMS Terror ISBN: 1108063705 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108063708 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 1838, this account by the British naval officer Sir George Back (1796-1878) traces his ill-fated 1836-7 Arctic expedition aboard the bomb vessel HMS Terror, which became trapped in ice for ten months. This remains a vivid record of survival in the face of adversity.
Автор: Graah Название: Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland ISBN: 1108075142 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108075145 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Reissued here in its 1837 English translation, this work by Wilhelm August Graah (1793-1863) recounts the harrowing 1828-31 Danish attempt to find lost Norse settlements on the coast of Greenland. Complementing his account of the expedition, Graah includes a brief history of the exploration and colonisation of Greenland.
Описание: The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This 1861 volume contains an early account of the most notorious sixteenth-century expedition in search of El Dorado, that of Lope de Aguirre, whose cruelty and treachery became legendary.
Автор: Stansbury Название: An Expedition to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah ISBN: 1108033369 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108033367 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Howard Stansbury (1806-63) was a major in the United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. This book, published in 1852, is his illustrated account of a two-year scientific and surveying expedition he led to Salt Lake City. He also describes his favourable impressions of the Mormons he encountered there.
Описание: Published in 1893, this is an account of the journey that took Robert Peary`s 1891 expedition to explore Greenland, and the subsequent mission to bring the exploring party home in 1892. The book includes many illustrations and includes transcripts of the ship`s log for both journeys.
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