By the middle of the nineteenth century, the goal of the North-West
Passage had claimed the lives of many explorers, yet the
disappearance of the expedition led by Sir John Franklin occasioned
the greatest response. Naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822-75) took
part in the search mission of 1850-1 under Horatio Thomas Austin.
Osborn was appointed to command the Pioneer, one of two steam
tenders on the voyage. This was the first time such vessels had
been deployed in the punishing conditions of the Arctic. Such was
their success in cutting through ice and navigating the treacherous
waters that similar models were later adopted by the whaling fleet.
The present work, first published in 1852, gives a compelling
account of the hardships of the expedition, which was successful in
its surveying work and confirmed that Franklin had not been lost in
Baffin Bay.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
| Release date: |
April 2014 |
| First published: |
March 2014 |
| Authors: |
Sherard Osborn
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
344 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-07177-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
Historical geography
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-108-07177-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781108071772 |
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