Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The last of the Arctic voyages : being a narrative of the expedition in H.M.S. Assistance under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., in search of Sir John Franklin during the years 1852-53-54
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Lovell Reeve
Place
Date
1855
Physical Description
2 v. in 1(xx, 382; vii, 419 p., [62] leaves of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps (some folded) ; 25 cm.
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Mr W. Kingsley
Content
Volume 2: Appendix A Orders
Volume 2: Appendix B General report on the provisions, preserved meats, comforts, clothing, etc. constituting the sea stock of H.M.S. Assistance, for Arctic service, upon her departure from England on the 21st April, 1852; with remarks as to their quality and fitness or otherwise for such service, etc.
Volume 2: Appendix C Winter fittings
Volume 2: Appendix D Weight and analysis of cubes of salt water or floe ice / by Dr. R. D. Thompson
Volume 2: Appendix E Observations on ice crystals
Volume 2: Appendix F General tables of meteorology
Volume 2: Appendix G Comparative tables of temperature, obtained from Arctic voyages, 1819 to 1855
Account of the fish / by Sir John Richardson
Account of the Arctic carboniferous fossils / by J. W. Salter
Notes on some remains of an Ichthyosaurus discovered by Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., R.N., at Exmouth Island, in lat. 77 16? N., long. 96 W / by Professor Owen
Account of the shells collected by Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., north of Beechey Island / by Lovell Reeve
Account of the crustacea / by Thomas Bell
Inscriptions on the cenotaph in Beechey Island.
Public Access Text
Associated Notes
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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