Discovering the North-West Passage: The Four-Year Arctic Odyssey of H.M.S. Investigator and the McClure ExpeditionMcFarland, 27. 10. 2015 - Počet stran: 388 From 1850 to 1854, the ambitious Commander Robert McClure captained the HMS Investigator on a voyage in search of the missing Franklin Expedition, which sailed from England into the Arctic in 1845 to map the last uncharted section of the North-West Passage. The Investigator and her consort the Enterprise were to pass through the Bering Strait from the west but a Pacific storm separated them, never to meet again. Obsessed with traversing the passage, McClure pressed on and HMS Investigator spent three years trapped in pack ice in Mercy Bay before the crew abandoned ship on foot. This book chronicles the voyage in detail. McClure and his relationships with his officers are at the heart of the story of the arduous journey, vividly illustrated by the paintings of Lt. Samuel Cresswell. |
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2 Into the Fray 184650 | 14 |
3 The Pacific 1850 | 33 |
4 Western Arctic Gateway 1850 | 54 |
5 The Wily Arctic 1850 | 66 |
6 The Coldest Crucible 1850 | 82 |
7 Decisions 1850 | 100 |
14 Scattered Bones and Frozen Memories 1853 Onward | 226 |
Epilogue Found Beneath the Ice 201011 | 249 |
Appendix 1 Weights and Measurements | 253 |
Appendix 2 Notes on Sources | 254 |
Appendix 3 HMS Investigator Crew List | 265 |
Appendix 4 Extracts from Admiralty Orders to Captain
Richard Collinson CB RN | 279 |
Appendix 5 Notable Sled Parties of the Investigators | 282 |
Appendix 6 Notes on Map Features | 289 |
8 Jack Frost 185051 | 120 |
9 The Grand Sledding Chorus 1851 | 136 |
10 The Trap Is Sprung 1851 | 154 |
11 The fatal error of our voyage 185152 | 170 |
12 Starvation Madnessand Mutiny 1852 | 188 |
13 Infinitys Brink 185354 | 209 |
Creation of the Arctic Medal 181855 | 292 |
Chapter Notes | 307 |
Bibliography | 351 |
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