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Journal of a Voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits in the Years 1850-1851 2 Volume Set: Performed by H.M. Shipslady Franklin Andsophia Under the C

Journal of a Voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits in the Years 1850-1851 2 Volume Set: Performed by H.M. Shipslady Franklin Andsophia Under the C

Sutherland, Peter C.

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Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

General World History

ISBN10: 1108071902
ISBN13: 9781108071901
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Mar 20 2014
Pages: 1188
Weight: 3.05
Height: 2.80 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
In the mid-nineteenth century, British Arctic exploration was focused on the search for the missing expedition of Sir John Franklin. Physician and geologist Peter Cormack Sutherland (1822-1900) served as surgeon on William Penny's 1850-1 search expedition, which was instructed to concentrate on Jones Sound, Wellington Channel and Barrow Strait in the Canadian Arctic. Sutherland's illustrated eyewitness account, first published in two volumes in 1852, tells of appalling weather conditions, notes the hazards of navigating icy seas, describes the wildlife and geology of the region, and offers observations on the Inuit. Sutherland also recounts the poignant discovery of Franklin's winter quarters at Beechey Island and the graves of several of his crew. Franklin's fate, however, was yet to be discovered. Volume 1 covers the journey from Aberdeen as far as Barrow Strait. Sutherland's records here the many perils of the Arctic winter. Volume 2 contains details of sledging journeys and covers the return voyage to Britain.

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