Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11. des. 2003 - 797 sider 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. 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.
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... Admiralty Spanish government Hudson's Bay Company British Admiralty Chief Sponsor ( s ) Count Rumyantsev British Admiralty British Admiralty Russian navy British Admiralty Date 1815-1818 1818 1819-1820 1819-1821 John Ross Parry Vasilyev ...
... Admiralty . Lady Franklin was keen to take up his offer , and such was the popular mood that the Admiralty was persuaded to make the highly unusual gesture of granting a whaler com- mand of an official naval expedition . Thus it was ...
... Admiralty , Banks next wrote to Lord Melville , first lord of the Admiralty , suggesting that no time could be more propitious to mount an Arctic expedition . Once per- mission had been obtained from the prime minister for this to be ...
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