No Man's Land
A History of Spitsbergen from its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country

This 1906 volume traces the history of Spitsbergen in the Svalbald archipelago over the course of more than three centuries.

Martin Conway (Author)

9781107605091, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 February 2012

412 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.6 kg

First published in 1906, this volume traces the history of Spitsbergen in the Svalbald archipelago, from its discovery by a Dutch explorer in 1596 to the beginning of its scientific exploration in the nineteenth century. The volume was written by Sir Martin Conway (later Baron Conway of Allington), and offers a chronological narrative of the island over the course of more than three centuries, during which time it was often the centre of conflicting interest among various countries. Included in the volume are numerous maps and illustrations, a list of the principal voyages to the island from 1847 to 1900, and a history of Spitsbergen nomenclature before the nineteenth century.

Preface
1. Introductory
2. How Spitsbergen was discovered
3. Walrus hunting and tentative expeditions
4. The first hunting expedition to Spitsbergen
5. The beginning of the Spitsbergen whale-fishery
6. The troubles in 1613
7. The events of 1614
8. The method of the Bay fishery
9. Troubles with the Dutch in 1617
10. Troubles at Spitsbergen in 1618
11. Progress of the whaling industry at Spitsbergen
12. The final settlement of the Spitsbergen fishery
13. The first wintering in Spitsbergen
14. The culmination of the Bay fishery
15. Smeerenburg's culmination
16. The decline of English whaling
17. Whalers' adventures
18. Incidents of war and other events in Spitsbergen waters
19. Russian trappers in Spitsbergen
20. Tschitschagof's expeditions
21. National expeditions to Spitsbergen
List of the principal voyages to Spitsbergen recorded from 1847 to 1900
Bibliography of the history and geography of Spitsbergen
The cartography of Spitsbergen
Chronological list of maps of Spitsbergen
History of Spitsbergen nomenclature before the nineteenth century
Index.

Subject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH]