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Originally published in 1879, this illustrated work by Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) opens with accounts of Arctic exploration from the sixth to the nineteenth centuries, including the expeditions led by Constantine John Phipps (1744-92), William Edward Parry (1790-1855) and George Nares (1831-1915). The journal of Thomas Floyd (c.1754-78), who served as midshipman under Phipps in 1773, comprises the most significant part of the work. Outlining the difficulties faced by an eighteenth-century expedition, ranging from encounters with wildlife to adverse weather conditions, Floyd's narrative is notable also for its inclusion of some early episodes in the career of Horatio Nelson, also a midshipman on the voyage. More than a dozen engravings enhance the work. Other publications by Markham, including A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay (1874) and The Great Frozen Sea (1878), are also reissued in this series.
Contents
Preface; 1. Early polar voyages, sixth century to 1613; 2. Early polar voyages, 1613 to 1773; 3. Captain Phipps's voyage in 1773; 4. A midshipman's narrative of a polar voyage, 1773; 5. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 6. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 7. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 8. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 9. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 10. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 11. A midshipman's narrative (cont.); 12. Voyage of Buchan and Franklin; 13. Sir Edward Parry's attempt to reach the north pole, 1827; 14. Sir George Nares's polar expedition, 1875-6; 15. Sir George Nares's expedition (conc.); Index.
