Supplement to the Appendix of Captain Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage in the Years 1819-20 [microform]

Supplement to the Appendix of Captain Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage in the Years 1819-20 [microform]
Author: Sir William Edward Parry
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-09-09
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ISBN: 9781014589651

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Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Author: Sir William Edward Parry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1824
Genre: Arctic regions
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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.