Report of the cruise of the revenue marine steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean in the year 1885

Title Variants

Alternative: Cruise of the steamer Corwin

Alternative: Report of the cruise of the revenue steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean 1885

By

United States. Revenue-Cutter Service.

Cantwell, John C.
Healy, Michael A., 1839-1904
McLenegan, S. B.
Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, Govt. Print. Off, 1887

Notes

Running title: Cruise of the steamer Corwin.

Also issued, with series statement above title, as House ex. doc. 153, 49th Congress, 1st session. The present issue, sometimes referred to as the "Bureau ed.", retains "H. Ex. 153" in the signatures and "H. Ex. 153, 49 1" on plates.

Issued also as House ex. doc. 153, 49th Cong., 1st sess.

Order to print (page 3) dated March 30, 1886, with letter of transmittal requesting that Congress furnish 3000 copies to the Treasury Department.

Contents: Report of the cruise, by M.A. Healy.--A narrative account of the exploration of the Kowak River, Alaska, by J.C. Cantwell.--Exploration of the Noätak River, Alaska, by S.B. McLenegan--Notes on the natural history and ethnology of northern Alaska, by C.H. Townsend.

Illustrations consist principally of wood engravings from 56 photographs; also 4 color lithographs in Notes on the natural history.

Contents: (from caption titles) Report of the cruise of the steamer Corwin / by M.A. Healy -- A narrative account of the exploration of the Kowak river, Alaska / by J.C. Cantwell -- Exploration of the Noätak River, Alaska / by S.B. McLenegan -- Notes on the natural history and ethnology of northern Alaska / by C.H. Townsend.

Subjects

Alaska , Arctic regions , Corwin (Revenue Cutter) , Corwin (Ship) , Indians of North America , Kobuk River (Alaska) , Kowak River, Alaska , Natural history , Noatak River (Alaska)

Call Number

F908 .U682X 1887

Classification

919.8

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.39357
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/37007871
OCLC: 7589458