A Thousand Days in the Arctic

Frederick G. Jackson's 1899 journal of his exploration in Franz Josef Land describes vividly a forbidding terrain of ice and snow.

Frederick G. Jackson (Author), F. Leopold McClintock (Preface by)

9781108041652, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 December 2011

612 pages, 122 b/w illus. 3 maps
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.89 kg

In 1897, the triumphant return of the Jackson–Harmsworth Arctic expedition revived widespread enthusiasm for Polar exploration. Within days of the expedition's arrival in London, newspapers ranging from the Boy's Own Paper to the Graphic were full of articles relating to the endeavours and findings of this intrepid undertaking. The demand for information did not abate and, in 1899, this two-volume account by Frederick G. Jackson (1860–1938) of his travels in Franz Josef Land was published to wide acclaim. Hailed by The Morning Post as 'a record of solid achievement accomplished by dint of steady perseverance in the face of hardship and difficulty', Jackson's journal describes a forbidding terrain of ice and snow. Richly illustrated, Volume 2 includes accounts of new lands, dark winters, and a famous encounter with Nansen. It is supplemented by a substantial appendix containing geographical and scientific observations.

22. The British Channel an open sea
23. We discover new land
24. At Cape Flora
25. A man on the ice!
26. The darkness of a third winter is upon us
27. We prepare again for sledging
28. Queen Victoria Sea and the North-West
29. Water, water everywhere
30. We lose our provisions
31. How we kept the Queen's Jubilee
32. Unexpected return of the expedition
33. No Gillis Land
34. Home again!
35. Concerning scurvy
Appendix. Notes and descriptions of the eggs collected by Frederick G. Jackson and the Jackson–Harmsworth Polar expedition in Franz Josef Land, 1894 to 1897 F. W. Frohawk
Notes on the birds of Franz Josef Land seen by the Jackson–Harmsworth Polar expedition, 1894 to 1897 Frederick George Jackson
Botany of Franz Josef Land Harry Fisher
Notes on the meteorological observations in Franz Joseph Land of the Jackson–Harmsworth Polar expedition A. B. Armitage
Some results of meteorological observations made at Cope Flora, Franz Josef Land Mr Strachan
Tables
Remarks, etc.
Journal of Aurora
Short statement upon the geology of Franz Josef Land Reginald Koettlitz
Notes on a collection of rocks and fossils from Franz Josef Land, made by the Jackson–Harmsworth Polar expedition during 1894–1896 E. T. Newton, J. J. H. Teall
Absolute declinations at Cape Flora A. B. Armitage
Temperatures of soil, water, etc. H. Fisher
Tidal observations take at Cape Flora A. B. Armitage
Positions obtained by observations of [circled dot] on boat journey
Report on the flora of Franz Joseph Land from Cape Barents to Cape Neale H. Fisher
Synopsis of wind forces and direction for May, June, and July, 1895
Synopsis of wind forces
Positions of camps, etc., on sledging journey
Abstract of weather on sledge journey north, April 16th to May 13th, 1895
Index.

Subject Areas: Historical geography [HBTP]