A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin - With a Peep into the Polar Basin (Paperback)

First published in 1853, this work recounts an unsuccessful expedition to find the missing Franklin expedition. Following the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew during a mission to find the North-West Passage, the Admiralty organised numerous searches for the missing men. The naval officer Edward Inglefield (1820 94) sailed to the Arctic in the summer of 1852 in command of the Isabel, a steamer donated by Lady Franklin on the condition that it was used to search for her husband. First published in 1853, Inglefield's account of the voyage is accompanied by a number of illustrations. The work also includes appendices listing the flowering plants and algae of the Arctic region as noted by the botanist George Dickie (1812 82), geographical and meteorological information collected by expedition surgeon Peter Sutherland (1822 1900), and Inglefield's correspondence with the Admiralty."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	February 2014
Authors:	E. A. Inglefield
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07176-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Promotions
LSN:	1-108-07176-7
Barcode:	9781108071765

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