A voyage of discovery towards the North Pole - performed in His Majesty's ships Dorothea and Trent, under the command of Captain David Buchan, R.N; 1818 - to which is added, a summary of all the early (14593143058)

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Title: A voyage of discovery towards the North Pole : performed in His Majesty's ships Dorothea and Trent, under the command of Captain David Buchan, R.N.; 1818 : to which is added, a summary of all the early attempts to reach the Pacific by way of the Pole
Year: 1843 (1840s)
Authors: Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856. Engraver: G. Cook, after a sketch by Lieut. F. W. Beechey R.N.
Subjects: Buchan, David, b. 1780 Dorothea (Ship) Trent (Ship) Arctic regions
Publisher: London : R. Bentley
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library



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A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TOWARDS THE NORTH POLE, PERFORMED IN HIS MAJESTYS SHIPS DOROTHEA AND TRENT, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN DAVID BUCHAN, R.N.; 1818; TO WHICH IS ADDED, A SUMMARY OF ALL THE EARLY ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE PACIFIC BY WAY OF THE POLE. BY CAPTAIN F.W. BEECHEY, R.N., F.R.S. ONE OF THE LIEUTENANTS OF THE EXPEDITION. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET, Publisher in ordinary to Her Majesty. 1843. LONDON. Printed by S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley. Bangor House, Shoe-Lane. TO SIR JOHN BARROW, BART., F.R.S., &c. THE ORIGINATER AND PROMOTER OF MODERN ARCTIC DISCOVERY,THIS VOLUME, CONTAINING A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN DAVID BUCHAN, R.N. TOWARDS THE NORTH POLE, AND A SUMMARY OF EARLY ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE PACIFIC BY WAY OF THE POLE, IS, WITH PERMISSION, RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BYHIS FAITHFUL AND OBLIGED FRIEND, THE AUTHOR. March, 1843