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Languages : en
Pages : 744
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A Narrative of the Voyages and Travels of Captain Beechey ... to the Pacific and Behring's Straits
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Languages : en
Pages : 744
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A Narrative of the Voyages and Travels of Captain Beechey
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Part 1 (p.1-508) is slightly revised version, in third person, of F.W. Beechey's Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Behrings Strait, 1825-28 published in 1831. Part 2 (p.509-704) is condensed version of George Back's Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, 1833-35 published in 1836.
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Part 1 (p.1-508) is slightly revised version, in third person, of F.W. Beechey's Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Behrings Strait, 1825-28 published in 1831. Part 2 (p.509-704) is condensed version of George Back's Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, 1833-35 published in 1836.
Catalogue of Books in the Legislative Library of the Province of Ontario on November 1, 1912
Author: Ontario. Legislative Library
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Arctic Bibliography
Author: Arctic Institute of North America
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
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Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
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Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900
Author: David W. Forbes
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824823795
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
The second volume of the Hawaiian National Bibliography records the transformation of Hawai'i from a feudal system of government to a constitutional monarchy whose autonomy was recognized by the United States and the great powers of Europe. Here are referenced the formation of laws, a constitution, a bill of rights, and government reports. Political entanglements with Great Britain and France, the Provisional Cession of Hawai'i to Great Britain, and the restoration of sovereignty in 1843 are documented. Publications resulting from the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Charles Wilkes are included. Also listed and described are theater bills, broadsides, and other ephemera, which illuminate the everyday life of the period.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824823795
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
The second volume of the Hawaiian National Bibliography records the transformation of Hawai'i from a feudal system of government to a constitutional monarchy whose autonomy was recognized by the United States and the great powers of Europe. Here are referenced the formation of laws, a constitution, a bill of rights, and government reports. Political entanglements with Great Britain and France, the Provisional Cession of Hawai'i to Great Britain, and the restoration of sovereignty in 1843 are documented. Publications resulting from the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Charles Wilkes are included. Also listed and described are theater bills, broadsides, and other ephemera, which illuminate the everyday life of the period.
Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes]
Author: William James Mills
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576074234
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achievements, and record-breaking activities. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576074234
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achievements, and record-breaking activities. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
Annual Report
Author: Wellington (N.Z.). National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum
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Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Pages : 104
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Annual Report on the Colonial Museum and Laboratory ...
Author: Colonial Museum (N.Z.)
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Includes lists of donations/deposits each year and reports on specific geological topics.
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Includes lists of donations/deposits each year and reports on specific geological topics.
Check-list of Books and Pamphlets Relating to the History of the Pacific Northwest
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Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Check-list of Books and Pamphlets Relating to the History of the Pacific Northwest to be Found in Representative Libraries of that Region
Author: Charles Wesley Smith
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Category : Northwestern States
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Category : Northwestern States
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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