Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry : illustrated by numerous plates
Captain Parry's journal
Second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage
Parry, William Edward, Sir,
1790-1855
creator
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis),
1795-1832
ill.
contributor
Finden, Edward Francis,
1791-1857
engraver.
contributor
Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount,
1771-1851
dedicatee.
contributor
text
book
London
John Murray
1824
1824
ENG
"Published by authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty."
"London: Printed by W. Clowes"--Verso of t.p.
Includes music (p. 542).
"Vocabulary of Esquimaux words and sentences": p. [559]-571.
Illustrations by George Francis Lyon, Captain of the "Hecla"; engraved by Edward Finden.
Dedicated to Viscount Melville.
"This work deals with the characteristics of the Eskimos and is a treatise on aboriginal life as welll as a narrative of scientific discoveries."--Hill coll, p. 464.
Errata: p. [572].
UC San Diego. Hill Coll., | no. 1312
1790-1855
19th century
Arctic regions
British
Canada
Discovery and exploration
Eskimos
Fury (Ship)
Hecla (Ship)
Inuit
Natural history
Northwest Passage
Parry, William Edward,
Sir,
Social life and customs
Travel
G650 1821 .P3 1824
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