A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions Barrow Paperback
A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic RegionsUndertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-East, North-West, or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific\nAuthor(s): John Barrow\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108030830, 978-1108030830\nSynopsis\nSir John Barrow [tel], a founder and early president of the Royal Geographical Society, served as Second Secretary to the Admiralty for forty years. He was responsible for promoting polar exploration, and published two books on the subject for general readers, both now reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. This, the earlier of the two, appeared in 1818 and is a chronological account of Arctic voyages from the Viking period to the early nineteenth century, and of the intensifying search for a northern route between the Atlantic and the Pacific. Barrow covers the expeditions of European explorers including Cabot, F.
Compare prices (2 shops)
| shop | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|
|
39,65 GBP | Go to shop |
|
|
41,85 GBP | Go to shop |
