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A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions: Undertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-East, North-West, or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific - Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
John Barrow
A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions: Undertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-East, North-West, or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific - Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
John Barrow
In 1818 the diplomat Sir John Barrow (1764–1848) published this history of Arctic exploration from the Viking period to the early nineteenth century. Quoting from eye-witness accounts, Barrow describes the landscape, fauna and climate, the explorers' battle against extreme cold, disease and starvation, and their encounters with the Inuit.
450 pages, 3 b/w illus. 1 map
Médias | Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé) |
Validé | 9 mai 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9781108030830 |
Éditeurs | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 450 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 25 mm · 570 g |
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