A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach Repulse Bay - Through Sir Thomas Rowe's 'Welcome', in His Majesty's Ship Griper, in the year MDCCCXXIV (Paperback)

This short work, featuring a number of attractive engravings, traces an abortive expedition to the Canadian Arctic. George Francis Lyon (1795 1832), naval officer and explorer, had accompanied William Parry on a previous expedition in search of the North-West Passage. In 1824 Lyon was instructed to return to Repulse Bay and to explore the mainland. Unfavourable weather conditions forced Lyon to turn back after a few months, and he published this account of the experience the following year. Lyon's text is notable for his descriptions of encounters with Inuit, with whom he spent a great deal of time. The book also includes the text of the official instructions issued by the Admiralty. Chronicling the 1821 3 expedition with Parry, The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon (1824) is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection, along with his Journal of a Residence and Tour in the Republic of Mexico (1828)."

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	February 2014
Authors:	George Francis Lyon
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-07100-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Promotions
LSN:	1-108-07100-7
Barcode:	9781108071000

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