Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: performed in the years 1819 - 20 in his Majesty's ships Hecla nd Griper, under the orders of William Edward Parry ... ; with an appendix, containing the scientific and other observations

Englishman William Edward Parry's journal of his voyage for the discovery of a North-west passage through the Canadian Arctic in the years 1819-'20 aboard the ships Hecla and Griper. Includes official instructions to Parry from the British government on undertaking the expedition, details...

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1. Verfasser: Parry, William Edward 1790-1855 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Murray 1821
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Zusammenfassung:Englishman William Edward Parry's journal of his voyage for the discovery of a North-west passage through the Canadian Arctic in the years 1819-'20 aboard the ships Hecla and Griper. Includes official instructions to Parry from the British government on undertaking the expedition, details of land and sea exploration, encounters with Inuit (Eskimos) and fauna in the region, lists of supplies, chronometric, magnetic and lunar observations, numerous plates and maps, glossary of technical terms.
Beschreibung:XXIX, 310, CLXXIX S. Ill., Kt.

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