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    Reference 2130 (2216)
    Category Arctic;
    Author Franklin, John
    Title JOURNEY TO THE SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA, IN THE YEARS 1819-20-21-22: WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND JOURNEY IN 1825-26-27 IN FOUR VOLUMES. Volumes 2,3,4 and Brief account ONLY
    Publishing Information London: John Murray, 1829.
    Description 1829 Small Volume Edition: 3 VOLUMES bound into 2 books, mixed set. MISSING VOLUME 1. Vol II vi, 268 pages, illustrated, 4 woodcuts. Pocket sized books.14cmx9cm. Original covers, blue marble end papers. This Volume has binders errors: Pencil annotation on page 258 saying "skip next two pages which are 257,258 259. Wrong volume" crosses over pages, these pages are from Volume 3, then the correct page 259 from Vol 2 and the next pages 260, 261 and 262 correct then the following pages (261, 262, 263, 264) again have pencil crosses and are from Volume 3. The correct pages 263 to 268 for Volume 2 then follow. Volume 2 is bound in 1 Volume. Covers detached, parts of spine missing. Text block sound, age toning to pages. Volumes 3 and 4 and the brief account of the second journey are bound together. The covers are in poor condition and the spine reads Franklins Voages II 1813-1827 but the contents are Volume III and IV. Again illustrated with some woodcuts. The binding is different from that for Volume I. Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale bookplate verso front cover, front hinge splitting, contents clean. Some foxing. Good reading copy.Contents: Volume II: CHAPTER IV. - Continued. Departure from Isle a la Crosse, Arrival at Fort Chipewyan; CHAPTER V. Transactions at Fort Chipewyan, Arrival of Dr. Richardson and Mr. Hood, Preparations for our Journey to the Northward, CHAPTER VI. Mr. Hood's Journey to the Basquiau Hill, Sojourns with an Indian Party, His journey to Chipewyan; CHAPTER VII. Departure from Chipewyan, Difficulties of the various Navigations of the Rivers and Lakes, and of the Portages, Slave Lake and Fort Providence, Scarcity of Provisions, and discontent of the Canadian Voyagers, Difficulties with regard to the Indian Guides, Refusal to proceed, Visit of Observation to the Upper part of Copper-Mine River, Return to the Winter-Quarters of Fort Enterprise. CHAPTER VIII. Transactions at Fort Enterprise.The Coppermine Expedition of 1819 to 1822 had as its goal the exploration of the northern coast of Canada and was funded by the Royal Navy as part of it's search for the Northwest Passage the expedition was plagued by a cobination of bad-luck, poor planning and poor choice of allies as well as worse than usual weather leaving the expedition continually close to starvation. The expedition, led by Franklin, also included George Back and John Richardson, both of whom would become significant Arctic explorers in their own right. The desperate retreat soon after making the coast, across uncharted territory in a state of starvation, left eleven of the twenty strong party dead before the survivors were rescued by native people of the Yellowknife tribe. Franklin was much criticized for haphazard planning and failure to adapt to the circumstances he faced, but in Britain he was received as a hero.Volume III: CHAPTER VIII Continued. Mr. Back's Narrative of his Journey to Chipewyan, and Return; CHAPTER IX. Continuation of Proceedings at Fort Enterprise, Some Account of the Copper Indians, Preparations for the Journey to the Northward; CHAPTER X Departure from Fort Enterprise, Navigation of the Copper-Mine River, Visit to the Copper Mountain, Interview with the Esquimaux, Departure of the Indian Hunters, Arrangements made with them for our Return; CHAPTER XI Navigation of the Polar Sea, in two Canoes, as far as Cape Turnagain, to the Eastward, a distance exceeding Five Hundred and Fifty Miles, Observations on the probability of a North-West Passage; CHAPTER XII Journey across the barren grounds.Contents: Volume IV. CHAPTER XII Continued. Difficulty and delay in crossing Copper-Mine River, Melancholy and fatal Results thereof, Extreme Misery of the whole Party, Murder of Mr. Hood, Death of several of the Canadians, Desolate State of Fort Enterprise, Distress suffered at that Place, Dr. Richardson's Narrative, Mr. Back's Narrative, Conclusion:An account of the SECOND EXPEDITION to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years1825,26,27
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