Arctic Searching Expedition: A Journal of a Boat-Voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, in Search...

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John Richardson

Arctic Searching Expedition

A Journal of a Boat-Voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, in Search of the Discovery...

John Richardson

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Cambridge University Press
28 March 2013

Historical geography; Geographical discovery & exploration; Classic travel writing

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

The surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer Sir John Richardson (1787–1865) was a lifelong friend to his former commander Sir John Franklin, with whom he had twice travelled to seek the North-West Passage. Following two years of silence from Franklin after he embarked on his 1845 expedition to the Arctic, Richardson set out on his own voyage in the hope of finding his comrade. Originally published in 1851, this two-volume work charts the journey which would inevitably fail in its ambition: Franklin, unknown to Richardson, had already died in June 1847. Volume 1, which depicts the journey to Fort Confidence in the Canadian Arctic, ends with detailed descriptions of the aboriginal Inuit and Gwich'in peoples encountered. The text is punctuated throughout by accounts of the wildlife and geographical features sighted, and the customs and cultures observed on this remarkable mission.

By: John Richardson
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9781108057684
ISBN 10: 1108057683
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 28 March 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Route assigned to the expedition under command of Sir John Franklin; 2. Overland searching expedition; 3. Pine Island Lake; 4. Clear-Water River; 5. Pyrogenous rocks; 6. Rock by the river's side; 7. Peregrine falcon; 8. Enter the estuary of the Mackenzie; 9. Voyage continued along the coast; 10. Preparing for the march; 11. On the Eskimos or Inuit; 12. On the Kutchin or Loucheux.