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A Most Dangerous Voyage: An Exhibit of Books and Maps Documenting Four Centuries of Exploration in Search of the Northwest Passage
Jeannine Green
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Description for A Most Dangerous Voyage: An Exhibit of Books and Maps Documenting Four Centuries of Exploration in Search of the Northwest Passage
Paperback. This catalogue showcases 400 years of dangerous Arctic expeditions to the elusive Northwest Passage. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 95 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 304 x 8. Weight in Grams: 524.
Arctic exploration has long captured the interest and imagination of explorers, nations, and the public. For more than 400 years, European explorers were lured to the Arctic to try to discover a commercial trading route to the Far East, where gold, spices, silk, and other valuable goods were readily available. Expeditions failed to locate the elusive Northwest Passage because virtually nothing was known about the Arctic Archipelago. Early mariners believed that Arctic waters were not frozen for the entire year, but of course it was a false hope that summer months offered safe passage. The cold was always extreme, and ... Read more
Arctic exploration has long captured the interest and imagination of explorers, nations, and the public. For more than 400 years, European explorers were lured to the Arctic to try to discover a commercial trading route to the Far East, where gold, spices, silk, and other valuable goods were readily available. Expeditions failed to locate the elusive Northwest Passage because virtually nothing was known about the Arctic Archipelago. Early mariners believed that Arctic waters were not frozen for the entire year, but of course it was a false hope that summer months offered safe passage. The cold was always extreme, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Condition
New
Series
Bruce Peel Special Collections Library
Number of Pages
95
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781551952031
SKU
V9781551952031
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Ref
99-1
About Jeannine Green
Jeannine Green was head of the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta. She received a BASpec and Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Alberta and was a sessional lecturer at the University's School of Library and Information Studies, where she taught History of the Book. Robert Desmarais is Head of Special Collections at ... Read more
Reviews for A Most Dangerous Voyage: An Exhibit of Books and Maps Documenting Four Centuries of Exploration in Search of the Northwest Passage
Green and Desmarais, librarians at the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the U. of Alberta, Canada, provide a catalog to go with an exhibition held there from May to August 2008 that details 59 books and maps published from 1565 to 1983 by Arctic explorers such as James Cook, George Vancouver, John Franklin, William Edward Parry, George Back, Elisha ... Read more