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A Most Dangerous Voyage - An Exhibit of Books and Maps Documenting Four Centuries of Exploration in Search of the Northwest Passage (Paperback)
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A Most Dangerous Voyage - An Exhibit of Books and Maps Documenting Four Centuries of Exploration in Search of the Northwest Passage (Paperback)
Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections
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Arctic exploration has long captured the interest and imagination
of explorers, nations, and the public. For more than 400 years,
European explorers were lured to the Arctic to try to discover a
commercial trading route to the Far East, where gold, spices, silk,
and other valuable goods were readily available. Expeditions failed
to locate the elusive Northwest Passage because virtually nothing
was known about the Arctic Archipelago. Early mariners believed
that Arctic waters were not frozen for the entire year, but of
course it was a false hope that summer months offered safe passage.
The cold was always extreme, and tiny wooden vessels were easily
crushed against soaring icebergs and ice-choked channels. This
exhibit catalogue, published to accompany a 2008 exhibit at the
University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library,
showcases a selection of books and maps documenting this perilous
endeavour.
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