Name: The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin By John Brown
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The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin: With a Sequel to 'The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin' by John Brown

When John Brown (1797-1861) developed a defect in his eyesight, he could no longer embark on extended voyages for the East India Company. After making a fortune selling gold and diamonds, he cultivated his geographical interests, and was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1837. Brown was especially interested in the Arctic, and he became concerned about the missing Franklin expedition to find the North-West Passage. In this substantial work, first published in 1858 and reissued here in one volume with its 1860 sequel, Brown provides a detailed account of previous polar expeditions before turning to the efforts to find Franklin and his men. The sequel is devoted to the 1857-9 search expedition arranged by Lady Franklin and led by Leopold McClintock. A number of other works on Franklin's last expedition and the subsequent searches have also been reissued in this series.

Preface; Introduction; 1. A glance at the origin of the question of a north-west passage; 2. Attempts to get to the north of Hudson's Bay; 3. Royal geographical Society invites opinions; 4. Various plans; 5. Pioneer sails for Behring's Strait; 6. Intelligence from Sir J. C. Ross; 7. New year sad but active; 8. Dr King; 9. Plans; 10. Evidence before the committee; 11. Sir J. C. Ross's suggestions; 11*. Home thoughts; 12. Petermann's revised plan; 13. New year; 14. Capt. M'Clure's despatches; 15. Home; 16. Reflections; 17. New year; 18. Has all been done that can be done?; 19. The new year; Appendix; Index; Preface to the second edition; Introduction to the second edition; 20. Final expedition; 21. Reflections; 22. The question, did Sir John Franklin discover the North-West Passage?, answered; New searching expeditions; List of works on Arctic subjects; Opinions of the press, etc.

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The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin: With a Sequel to 'The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin' by John Brown

Author

John Brown

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Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

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Cambridge University Press

Year published

2014-05-22

Number of pages

566

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