Title
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
Title Variants
Alternative:
Captain Parry's journal
Alternative:
Second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage
By
Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795-1832
, ill.
Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857
, engraver.
Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851
, dedicatee.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, John Murray, 1824
Notes
"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
Subjects
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
Call Number
G650 1821 .P3 1824
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.78985
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/52008902
OCLC:
33120142
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