Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific - Performed in the Years 1819-20 ... under the Orders of William Edward Parry (Paperback)

William Edward Parry (1790 1855) spent the early part of his naval career protecting the whale fisheries of Spitzbergen. He was later appointed to several Arctic expeditions, including three in search of the North-West Passage. This 1821 publication, reissued here in the unchanged second edition from the same year, describes the first of these voyages. Although unsuccessful, it provided valuable scientific data and experience that shaped subsequent expeditions. Noted for his care for his men, and his ability to quickly find solutions to difficult problems, Parry realised during this expedition the importance of keeping his explorers occupied during the winter, and started a newspaper and a theatre group. This first expedition established that, contrary to John Ross's 1819 account (also reissued in this series), a westward route through Lancaster Sound did in fact exist. It also began to map the many islands in the region.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	William Edward Parry
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	588
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-04135-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography
LSN:	1-108-04135-3
Barcode:	9781108041355

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