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The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship Resolute to the Arctic Regions

The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship <I>Resolute</I> to the Arctic Regions

The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship <I>Resolute</I> to the Arctic Regions

In Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery Ships <I>Erebus</I>and <I>Terror</I>
George Frederick McDougall
March 2014
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9781108070843
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    The Resolute was a merchant ship purchased by the Royal Navy for service in the search for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin. Its first voyage to the Canadian Arctic, which took place between 1850 and 1851, proved fruitless, so a second, larger expedition was launched in 1852. Again the Resolute could find no trace of Franklin, and the crew came close to perishing themselves. With their ship trapped in ice, they endured the freezing temperatures and a harrowing trek to Beechey Island to survive. Published in 1857, the present work is the journal of George Frederick McDougall (c.1825–71), who served as master aboard the Resolute. The book features numerous woodcuts and plates, as well as an account of the ship's salvage by an American vessel. Notably, a desk made from the ship's timbers has been used by a number of American presidents in the White House.

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    March 2014
    Paperback
    9781108070843
    594 pages
    216 × 140 × 34 mm
    0.75kg
    8 colour illus. 1 map
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • List of officers
    • Preface
    • 1. Leave the Nore
    • 2. First sight of ice and land
    • 3. Land to obtain coal
    • 4. Constantly on the move
    • 5. Sir E. Belcher addresses officers and men
    • 6. Melville Island
    • 7. The first death
    • 8. Routine of day during the winter
    • 9. Supposed proceedings of Investigator
    • 10. I am ordered to accompany Lieut. Hamilton
    • 11. Proceedings of the North Star
    • 12. Mecham and party return to the ship
    • 13. Anecdotes of lemmings
    • 14. Attempts to ascertain daily drift
    • 15. Read a second paper on Arctic explorations
    • 16. Journal from Resolute to North Star
    • 17. Recovery and restoration of H.M.S. Resolute
    • Appendix.
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    H.M.S. Resolute and Intrepid winter quarters at Melville Island, 1852-2
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    Departure of the travelling parties from 'Resolute' and 'Intrepid', 4th April 1853
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    'Resolute' under sail for the last time, 10th September 1853
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    Abandonment of the 'Resolute' and 'Intrepid', 15th May 1854
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    Situation of H.M.S. Resolute at Baffin's Bay, June 1852
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    H.M.S. Resolute entering Portsmouth harbour, 24th December 1856
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    'Resolute' and 'Intrepid' passing a large iceberg at Baffin's Bay, July 1852
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    Chart to illustrate the narrative of H.M.S. Resolute
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    Loss of the M'lellan American whaler, 8th July 1852
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      Author
    • George Frederick McDougall