Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Englishman William Edward Parry's journal of his voyage for the discovery of a North-west passage through the Canadian Arctic in the years 1819-'20 aboard the ships Hecla and Griper. Includes official instructions to Parry from the British government on undertaking the expedition, details of land and sea exploration, encounters with Inuit (Eskimos) and fauna in the region, lists of supplies, chronometric, magnetic and lunar observations, numerous plates and maps, glossary of technical terms.

שנה

1822

שפה

English

הוצאה

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

מהדורות

13

עמודים

588

ISBN

9781108041355

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata