Автор: di Savoia Название: On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea ISBN: 1108072194 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108072199 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 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 organised an expedition to the Arctic. His account was published in Italian in 1902 and this two-volume English translation appeared in 1903.
Описание: This book takes the form of letters written to his brother by an anonymous officer on Edward Parry`s 1819-20 Arctic voyage. It was brought out in 1821 by the enterprising publisher Richard Phillips, and is full of striking details, such as a verse description of the aurora borealis.
Описание: Written by expedition commander George Nares, this 1878 two-volume journal recounts the 1875-6 British Arctic expedition`s attempt to reach the North Pole. Volume 2 describes the perilous return journey. It includes extensive appendices, giving details of the expedition`s scientific discoveries, and features a cumulative index.
Описание: Written by expedition commander George Nares, this 1878 two-volume journal recounts the 1875-6 British Arctic expedition`s attempt to reach the North Pole. Volume 1 describes the discovery of the route later called Nares Strait, and the dog-sled journey that set a new record for the farthest distance north achieved.
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.
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.
Описание: Originally published in 1884 and illustrated with his maps and drawings, this two-volume work by the doctor and naturalist Robert McCormick (1800-90) describes polar voyages with William Parry and James Clark Ross. McCormick also discusses his part in the search for Sir John Franklin, and presents a very detailed autobiography.
Описание: In this 1850 account of the history of Arctic exploration, John Shillinglaw both gives a historical perspective and describes the most recent efforts being made to discover the fate of Franklin`s 1845 expedition, offering a useful synthesis of the first-hand accounts published in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Автор: Jackson Название: A Thousand Days in the Arctic ISBN: 1108041647 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108041645 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Described as `a record of solid achievement ... in the face of hardship and difficulty`, Jackson`s 1899 account of his Arctic expedition describes a forbidding terrain of ice and snow. Illustrated with maps and images, Volume 1 recounts the voyage out, dramatic bear-hunts, and arduous journeys by sledge.
Автор: Scoresby Название: An Account of the Arctic Regions ISBN: 1108037798 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108037792 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Published in 1820, this two-volume guide to the Arctic was written by distinguished scientist and explorer William Scoresby (1789-1857). Volume 2 focuses on the history, development, and methods of whaling in the polar regions and includes the account of a whaling voyage in 1816.
Автор: Osborn Название: Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal ISBN: 1108071775 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108071772 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822-75) commanded the steam vessel Pioneer during Horatio Thomas Austin`s 1850-1 mission in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Osborn`s compelling eyewitness account, published in 1852, describes the first (and successful) trial of steam in the punishing Arctic conditions.
Описание: Originally published in 1884 and illustrated with his maps and drawings, this two-volume work by the doctor and naturalist Robert McCormick (1800-90) describes polar voyages with William Parry and James Clark Ross. McCormick also discusses his part in the search for Sir John Franklin, and presents a very detailed autobiography.
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