| A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin: With a Peep Into the Polar Basin Contributor(s): Inglefield, E. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108071767 ISBN-13: 9781108071765 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $41.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historical Geography |
| Dewey: 919 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.76 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1853, this work recounts an unsuccessful expedition to find the missing Franklin expedition. Following the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew during a mission to find the North-West Passage, the Admiralty organised numerous searches for the missing men. The naval officer Edward Inglefield (1820-94) sailed to the Arctic in the summer of 1852 in command of the Isabel, a steamer donated by Lady Franklin on the condition that it was used to search for her husband. First published in 1853, Inglefield's account of the voyage is accompanied by a number of illustrations. The work also includes appendices listing the flowering plants and algae of the Arctic region as noted by the botanist George Dickie (1812-82), geographical and meteorological information collected by expedition surgeon Peter Sutherland (1822-1900), and Inglefield's correspondence with the Admiralty. |