{"product_id":"a-polar-reconnaissance-being-the-voyage-of-the-isbjorn-to-novaya-zemlya-in-1879-paperback-9781108071949","title":"A Polar Reconnaissance; Being the Voyage of the Isbjörn to Novaya Zemlya in 1879 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108071949","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Polar Reconnaissance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing the Voyage of the Isbjörn to Novaya Zemlya in 1879\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis illustrated work, published in 1881, illuminates historical and recent Arctic exploration in the region of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlbert Hastings Markham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108071949, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e398 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEnhanced by several attractive engravings, this work, first published in 1881, illuminates Arctic exploration in the region of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, north of the Russian mainland. Naval officer Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) summarises previous discoveries and voyages made in the region by various navigators from England, Russia, Norway and elsewhere. He goes on to give an account of his 1879 voyage aboard the Norwegian cutter Isbjörn, offering details of Arctic flora and fauna, topographical and oceanographic features, and navigational difficulties presented by ice. For those interested in the scientific aspects of the expedition, the appendices contain notes and lists, prepared by experts, drawing on the various botanical and zoological specimens that were collected. Also reissued in this series are Markham's A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay (1874), The Great Frozen Sea (1878) and Northward Ho! (1879).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early English voyages to the north-east\u003cbr\u003e 3. Early Dutch voyages to the north-east\u003cbr\u003e 4. Russian discoveries in Novaya Zemlya\u003cbr\u003e 5. Norwegian explorers in Novaya Zemlya\u003cbr\u003e 6. Austro-Hungarian, Swedish, and Dutch expeditions in modern times\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Isbjörn\u003cbr\u003e 8. First days at sea\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nameless bay\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Matyushin Shar\u003cbr\u003e 11. First attempt to push north frustrated\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Kara sea\u003cbr\u003e 13. Baffled in the Kara sea\u003cbr\u003e 14. Meeting with the 'Willem Barents'\u003cbr\u003e 15. Northward ho! and homeward bound\u003cbr\u003e 16. Valedictory\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266179125528,"sku":"9781108071949","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108071949i_413374f5-739c-44e2-9fff-bf7cb6a7570d.jpg?v=1696748906","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-polar-reconnaissance-being-the-voyage-of-the-isbjorn-to-novaya-zemlya-in-1879-paperback-9781108071949","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}