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Call Number:

PH-02250

Collection Name:

Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea During 1875-6 in H.M. Ships 'Alert' and 'Discovery'

Creator:

Mitchell, F

White, George

No. of Items:

6 items

Span Dates:

1875-1876

Description:

Nares, George S. (George Strong), 1831-1915.
Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea During 1875-6 in H.M. Ships 'Alert' and 'Discovery'. By Capt. Sir G.S. Nares ... London: S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878. Captions follow.

964:3595:0001 -- Floeberg Beach, Spring;
964:3595:0002 -- Stopped by the Ice off Cape Prescott;
964:3595:0003 -- Floeberg and Pressed-up Rubble Ice;
964:3595:0004 -- Discovery Bay. Winter;
964:3595:0005 -- “Alert” Nipped Near Cape Beechey, Robeson Channel;
964:3595:0006 -- Discovery Bay. Summer.

Accession No(s):

964:3595:0001-0006; Purchase from Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1963.

Location(s):

G 670 1875 A36 v.1-2 HRC-P
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