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Cambridge Library Collection-Polar Exploration Ser.: Polar Reconnaissance : Being the Voyage of the Isbjörn to Novaya Zemlya In 1879 by Albert Hastings Markham (2014, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101108071945
ISBN-139781108071949
eBay Product ID (ePID)203654434
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Number of Pages398 Pages
Publication NamePolar Reconnaissance : Being the Voyage of the Isbjörn to Novaya Zemlya in 1879
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistorical Geography, Regional, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorAlbert Hastings Markham
Subject AreaNature, Transportation, History
SeriesCambridge Library Collection-Polar Exploration Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingA
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentPreface; 1. Introductory; 2. Early English voyages to the north-east; 3. Early Dutch voyages to the north-east; 4. Russian discoveries in Novaya Zemlya; 5. Norwegian explorers in Novaya Zemlya; 6. Austro-Hungarian, Swedish, and Dutch expeditions in modern times; 7. The Isbjörn; 8. First days at sea; 9. Nameless bay; 10. The Matyushin Shar; 11. First attempt to push north frustrated; 12. The Kara sea; 13. Baffled in the Kara sea; 14. Meeting with the 'Willem Barents'; 15. Northward ho! and homeward bound; 16. Valedictory; Appendices; Index.
SynopsisEnhanced by engravings, this 1881 work illuminates historical and recent Arctic exploration in the region of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) summarises previous discoveries and voyages made by various explorers. He then gives a detailed account of his 1879 voyage aboard the Norwegian cutter Isbjörn., Enhanced by several attractive engravings, this work, first published in 1881, illuminates Arctic exploration in the region of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, north of the Russian mainland. Naval officer Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) summarises previous discoveries and voyages made in the region by various navigators from England, Russia, Norway and elsewhere. He goes on to give an account of his 1879 voyage aboard the Norwegian cutter Isbj rn, offering details of Arctic flora and fauna, topographical and oceanographic features, and navigational difficulties presented by ice. For those interested in the scientific aspects of the expedition, the appendices contain notes and lists, prepared by experts, drawing on the various botanical and zoological specimens that were collected. Also reissued in this series are Markham's A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay (1874), The Great Frozen Sea (1878) and Northward Ho (1879)., Enhanced by several attractive engravings, this work, first published in 1881, illuminates Arctic exploration in the region of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, north of the Russian mainland. Naval officer Albert Hastings Markham (1841 1918) summarises previous discoveries and voyages made in the region by various navigators from England, Russia, Norway and elsewhere. He goes on to give an account of his 1879 voyage aboard the Norwegian cutter Isbjorn, offering details of Arctic flora and fauna, topographical and oceanographic features, and navigational difficulties presented by ice. For those interested in the scientific aspects of the expedition, the appendices contain notes and lists, prepared by experts, drawing on the various botanical and zoological specimens that were collected. Also reissued in this series are Markham's A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay (1874), The Great Frozen Sea (1878) and Northward Ho (1879).", Enhanced by several attractive engravings, this work, first published in 1881, illuminates Arctic exploration in the region of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, north of the Russian mainland. Naval officer Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) summarises previous discoveries and voyages made in the region by various navigators from England, Russia, Norway and elsewhere. He goes on to give an account of his 1879 voyage aboard the Norwegian cutter Isbjörn, offering details of Arctic flora and fauna, topographical and oceanographic features, and navigational difficulties presented by ice. For those interested in the scientific aspects of the expedition, the appendices contain notes and lists, prepared by experts, drawing on the various botanical and zoological specimens that were collected. Also reissued in this series are Markham's A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay (1874), The Great Frozen Sea (1878) and Northward Ho! (1879).
