The Voyage of the Prince Albert in Search of Sir John Franklin
The Voyage of the Prince Albert in Search of Sir John Franklin
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GBPWilliam Parker Snow (1817–1895) was a sailor, explorer and writer. In 1850 he wrote to Lady Franklin volunteering his services to lead a land expedition to recover her husband, Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) who had not returned from his 1845 Arctic expedition. Lady Franklin declined his offer, but appointed him as second in command to Charles Forsyth on her first sponsored rescue expedition in 1850 to recover her husband. First published in 1851, this volume contains Snow's account of this rescue expedition. Taken from Snow's personal diary written during the expedition, he describes the hazardous conditions the expedition faced during the brief Arctic summer. The daily life of Snow and the crew, the methods used to ensure safe passage through ice floes and the dramatic Arctic landscapes are described in vivid detail, providing valuable information about nineteenth century Arctic expeditions.
Product details
September 2010Paperback
9781108019668
448 pages
216 × 140 × 25 mm
0.57kg
4 colour illus. 1 map
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Engaging the crew
- 3. Ready for sea
- 4. Fairly at sea
- 5. Succession of foul winds and heavy gales
- 6. Taking the first ice
- 7. Thick fog
- 8. The crow's nest
- 9. Labyrinth of icebergs
- 10. Ice opens
- 11. Slow progress through the ice
- 12. Better weather
- 13. Superior sailing qualities of the 'Prince Albert'
- 14. Laborious effort to work through some heavy ice
- 15. Cape York
- 16. The Esquimaux 'Adam'
- 17. Return towards Cape York
- 18. The 'Assistance', 'Intrepid', and 'Felix', proceed to Wolstenholme Sound
- 19. Lancaster Sound
- 20. Pass Batty Bay
- 21. Again at Whaler Point
- 22. Plan of future proceedings for the vessel
- 23. Appearance of the ice
- 24. Entrance of P.R. Inlet again
- 25. Pass Cape Liverpool
- 26. Information from the 'North Star'
- 27. Homeward bound
- 28. Difficulty of taking a lunar observation in a gale
- Appendix.
