The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin
With a Sequel to 'The North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin'

This 1858 work, reissued here with its 1860 sequel, sought to promote Arctic knowledge and the efforts to find Franklin.

John Brown (Author)

9781108074964, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 May 2014

566 pages, 2 b/w illus. 3 maps
21.5 x 14 x 3.5 cm, 0.75 kg

When John Brown (1797–1861) developed a defect in his eyesight, he could no longer embark on extended voyages for the East India Company. After making a fortune selling gold and diamonds, he cultivated his geographical interests, and was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1837. Brown was especially interested in the Arctic, and he became concerned about the missing Franklin expedition to find the North-West Passage. In this substantial work, first published in 1858 and reissued here in one volume with its 1860 sequel, Brown provides a detailed account of previous polar expeditions before turning to the efforts to find Franklin and his men. The sequel is devoted to the 1857–9 search expedition arranged by Lady Franklin and led by Leopold McClintock. A number of other works on Franklin's last expedition and the subsequent searches have also been reissued in this series.

Preface
Introduction
1. A glance at the origin of the question of a north-west passage
2. Attempts to get to the north of Hudson's Bay
3. Royal geographical Society invites opinions
4. Various plans
5. Pioneer sails for Behring's Strait
6. Intelligence from Sir J. C. Ross
7. New year sad but active
8. Dr King
9. Plans
10. Evidence before the committee
11. Sir J. C. Ross's suggestions
11*. Home thoughts
12. Petermann's revised plan
13. New year
14. Capt. M'Clure's despatches
15. Home
16. Reflections
17. New year
18. Has all been done that can be done?
19. The new year
Appendix
Index
Preface to the second edition
Introduction to the second edition
20. Final expedition
21. Reflections
22. The question, did Sir John Franklin discover the North-West Passage?, answered
New searching expeditions
List of works on Arctic subjects
Opinions of the press, etc.

Subject Areas: Historical geography [HBTP]