Journal of a Third Voyage for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific

by Parry, William Edward

• ISBN13: 9781108030984
• ISBN10: 110803098X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-18
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

In May 1824, the British explorer William Edward Parry (1790-1855) took to the seas on his third attempt to discover the North-West Passage, the legendary route to the Pacific along the northern coast of North America. It was a perilous voyage that he abandoned after the wreck of his ship, the Fury; however, during it he made some pioneering discoveries about the route's climate, meteorology, wildlife and nautical conditions, which influenced his successors and remain of interest to scientists and seafarers today. In these fascinating memoirs, first published in 1826, Parry documents his journey, revealing the difficulties he encountered and the phenomena he observed. Through extensive illustrations and vivid descriptions, he recalls the tumultuous weather and treacherous terrain that characterised - and finally defeated - the expedition, and expresses his gratitude to his fellow voyagers, for their bravery and determination in adversity, and their united efforts to save the doomed vessel.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Official instructions

Passage to the Whale-fish Islands, and removal of stores from the transport

Enter Sir James Lancaster's Sound

Winter arrangements

Meteorological phenomena continued

Sail over towards the western coast of Prince Regent's Inlet

Formation of a basin for having the Fury down

Some remarks upon the loss of the Fury

Appendices

Natural History: Zoology Captain James Clark Ross

Botany Professor William Jackson Hooker

Geology Professor Robert Jameson

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