{"product_id":"the-lands-of-silence-a-history-of-arctic-and-antarctic-exploration-paperback-9781108076876","title":"The Lands of Silence; A History of Arctic and Antarctic Exploration (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108076876","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Lands of Silence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of Arctic and Antarctic Exploration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished posthumously in 1921, Markham's illustrated history draws on his extensive knowledge of contemporary polar explorers and expeditions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClements R. Markham (Author), F. H. H. Guillemard (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108076876, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e612 pages, 34 b\/w illus.  18 maps\u003cbr\u003e25 x 17 x 3.1 cm, 1.05 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\"\u003eSir Clements R. Markham (1830–1916) had succumbed to smoke after accidentally igniting his bedclothes while reading by candlelight; the task of completing this history therefore fell to his friend and fellow geographer F. H. H. Guillemard (1852–1933), who published it in 1921. In the course of his long career, Markham had sailed to the Arctic in search of Sir John Franklin, jeopardised his job in the India Office by joining the British attempt to reach the North Pole in 1875–6, and served as president of the Royal Geographical Society, sending Robert Falcon Scott on his first expedition to Antarctica. His extensive knowledge of the prominent polar explorers and expeditions of his day lends this publication an especial interest and authority. Enhanced by a number of maps and illustrations, the book also considers certain scientific and economic developments, notably the growth of the whaling industry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. 1. The Arctic regions\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ice and icebergs\u003cbr\u003e 3. Tribes around the pole\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ultima Thule\u003cbr\u003e 5. First crossing of the threshold\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Norsemen in Greenland\u003cbr\u003e 7. Nicholas of Lynn - Zeno - medieval nautical instruments\u003cbr\u003e 8. First English voyages to the north-east - Willoughby - Chancellor Burroughs - Pet\u003cbr\u003e 9. Barentsz - Linschoten - De Veer\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sir Martin Frobisher\u003cbr\u003e 11. John Davis\u003cbr\u003e 12. The merchant adventurers and Richard Hakluyt\u003cbr\u003e 13. Greenland voyage of Hall and Baffin\u003cbr\u003e 14. Early Spitsbergen voyages\u003cbr\u003e 15. Early voyages to Hudson's Bay\u003cbr\u003e 16. William Baffin\u003cbr\u003e 17. Jens Eriksen Munk - Foxe and James - Wood\u003cbr\u003e 18. Hans Egede and Danish Greenland\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Hudson's Bay Company - Hearne and Mackenzie - Cook and Phipps\u003cbr\u003e 20. Russian Arctic discoveries\u003cbr\u003e 21. The British whale fishery and the Scoresbys\u003cbr\u003e 22. Buchan and Ross\u003cbr\u003e 23. Parry and his school\u003cbr\u003e 24. Discovery of the north coast of America - Franklin - Richardson - Back - Dease - Simpson - Rae\u003cbr\u003e 25. John Ross, James Ross, and the north magnetic pole\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Franklin expedition\u003cbr\u003e 27. The search for Franklin I\u003cbr\u003e 28. The search for Franklin II\u003cbr\u003e 29. Discovery of the fate of Franklin\u003cbr\u003e 30. The east coast of Greenland - Scoresby - Clavering - Graah - Koldewey\u003cbr\u003e 31. Spitsbergen - expeditions before 1872\u003cbr\u003e 32. Franz Josef Land and its explorers\u003cbr\u003e 33. The route by Smith Sound - Kane - Hayes - Hall - Nares - Markham\u003cbr\u003e 34. Sir Allen Youn and the Pandora - Amundsen and the North West Passage\u003cbr\u003e 35. Weyprecht's plan for synchronous observations - the Greely expedition\u003cbr\u003e 36. The North East Passage - Nordenskiöld - Wiggins - De Long\u003cbr\u003e 37. Greenland and its inland ice - Nordenskiöld, Nansen, Peary\u003cbr\u003e 38. The trans-polar drift - Nansen and the voyage of the Fram\u003cbr\u003e 39. The Parry archipelago - Sverdrup\u003cbr\u003e 40. Attempts to reach the north pole - Cagni - Cook - Peary\u003cbr\u003e 41. Koolemans Beynen and the voyages of the Willem Barentsz - Sir Martin Conway and Spitsbergen - Captain Bernier and Canadian Arctic lands\u003cbr\u003e 42. East coast of Greenland - Danish expeditions\u003cbr\u003e 43. Later Greenland explorations - Mikkelsen - Rasmussen - Koch\u003cbr\u003e 44. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Part II. 45. The great southern continent\u003cbr\u003e 46. Captain Cook - Bellingshausen\u003cbr\u003e 47. The South Shetlands - Foster - Weddell\u003cbr\u003e 48. Enderby and his captains: Biscoe - Kempe - Balleny\u003cbr\u003e 49. Dumont D'Urville and Wilkes\u003cbr\u003e 50. First Antarctic voyage of Sir James Ross\u003cbr\u003e 51. Second Antarctic voyage\u003cbr\u003e 52. Third Antarctic voyage of Sir James Ross\u003cbr\u003e 53. Antarctic oceanography\u003cbr\u003e 54. Revival of Antarctic exploration\u003cbr\u003e 55. Private expeditions - Borchgrevink - Gerlache - Nordenskiöld - Bruce - Drygalksi - Charcot - Filchner\u003cbr\u003e 56. Preparations for the Societies' Antarctic expedition\u003cbr\u003e 57. The Societies' Antarctic expedition - first year\u003cbr\u003e 58. The Societies' Antarctic expedition - the Morning\u003cbr\u003e 59. The Societies' Antarctic expedition - second year\u003cbr\u003e 60. Shackleton's attempt to reach the pole\u003cbr\u003e 61. Amundsen's journey to the south pole\u003cbr\u003e 62. Mawson's expedition\u003cbr\u003e 63. Captain Scott's last expedition\u003cbr\u003e 64. Captain Scott's last expedition - the end\u003cbr\u003e 65. Remaining Antarctic work\u003cbr\u003e Chronology of polar voyages and explorations\u003cbr\u003e Brief bibliography of polar voyages and travels\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":45912961876248,"sku":"9781108076876","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108076876i_86825aba-e534-45e0-98c8-28e92e9a22af.jpg?v=1696751618","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-lands-of-silence-a-history-of-arctic-and-antarctic-exploration-paperback-9781108076876","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}