{"product_id":"voyages-of-discovery-in-the-arctic-and-antarctic-seas-and-round-the-world-being-personal-narratives-of-attempts-to-reach-the-north-and-south-poles-paperback-9781108071710","title":"Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, and round the World; Being Personal Narratives of Attempts to Reach the North and South Poles (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108071710","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVoyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, and round the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing Personal Narratives of Attempts to Reach the North and South Poles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis two-volume 1884 work describes a doctor and naturalist's polar voyages with William Parry, James Clark Ross and Edward Belcher.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert McCormick (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108071710, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e512 pages, 29 b\/w illus.  25 colour illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.6 cm, 0.81 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\"\u003ePublished in 1884 and illustrated with over 100 of his own drawings and maps, this two-volume work by the doctor and naturalist Robert McCormick (1800–90) provides an account of his voyages in the Arctic with William Parry and in the Antarctic with James Clark Ross, noting also his part in the search for Sir John Franklin. Incorporating a very detailed autobiography, McCormick's work also provides many details relating to natural history and geology. Volume 1 is mainly devoted to his Antarctic voyage (1839–43), during which he also visited St Helena, the Kerguelen Islands, Australia, New Zealand, the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego. During three attempts to reach the South Pole the expedition explored the Ross Sea, described the ice barrier, and raised the British flag to claim possession. The volume ends with the abortive attempt in 1827 to reach the North Pole via Spitsbergen.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Voyage of HMS Erebus and Terror to the Antaractic Seas: 1. Departure from England\u003cbr\u003e 2. Visit to the convents\u003cbr\u003e 3. Trinidad\u003cbr\u003e 4. A deep sounding\u003cbr\u003e 5. At Kerguelen's Island\u003cbr\u003e 6. Second boat-expedition\u003cbr\u003e 7. New Bay discovered\u003cbr\u003e 8. Geological résumé of Kerguelen's Island\u003cbr\u003e 9. Our boatswain drowned\u003cbr\u003e 10. A drive across the island to Launceston\u003cbr\u003e 11. Excursion to Port Arthur\u003cbr\u003e 12. First voyage towards the South Pole\u003cbr\u003e 13. Campbell Island\u003cbr\u003e 14. Discovery of a southern continent\u003cbr\u003e 15. The volcanic mountains\u003cbr\u003e 16. Remarkable rock, like a Roman gateway\u003cbr\u003e 17. Summary of our attempt to reach the South Pole\u003cbr\u003e 18. Quail-shooting at Risdon\u003cbr\u003e 19. Leave for Sydney\u003cbr\u003e 20. Trip to Waimate\u003cbr\u003e 21. Up the Kava-Kava river\u003cbr\u003e 22. Trip inland\u003cbr\u003e 23. Second attempt to reach the South Pole\u003cbr\u003e 24. Closely beset in the pack\u003cbr\u003e 25. A heavy gale\u003cbr\u003e 26. Collision with the Terror off the icebergs\u003cbr\u003e 27. The Falkland Islands\u003cbr\u003e 28. Trip to Swan Bay\u003cbr\u003e 29. Hermite Island, Cape Horn\u003cbr\u003e 30. Excursion up to the summit of Cape Spencer\u003cbr\u003e 31. Summary of Hermite Island\u003cbr\u003e 32. Second visit to the Falkland Islands\u003cbr\u003e 33. Third attempt to reach the South Pole\u003cbr\u003e 34. Our highest latitude\u003cbr\u003e 35. Summary of the last voyage south\u003cbr\u003e 36. Simon's bay\u003cbr\u003e 37. Ascension Island\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Attempt to Reach the North Pole in the Year 1827: 1. Departure from the Nore\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hecla secured in Treurenberg Bay\u003cbr\u003e 3. Return of the polar boats\u003cbr\u003e 4. Résumé of the geological and botanical features of the island\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Plans for reaching the North and South Poles.\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":45908984725784,"sku":"9781108071710","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108071710i.jpg?v=1696748893","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/voyages-of-discovery-in-the-arctic-and-antarctic-seas-and-round-the-world-being-personal-narratives-of-attempts-to-reach-the-north-and-south-poles-paperback-9781108071710","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}