No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country

by Conway, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781107605091
• ISBN10: 1107605091
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-02
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

First published in 1906, this volume traces the history of Spitsbergen in the Svalbald archipelago, from its discovery by a Dutch explorer in 1596 to the beginning of its scientific exploration in the nineteenth century. The volume was written by Sir Martin Conway (later Baron Conway of Allington), and offers a chronological narrative of the island over the course of more than three centuries, during which time it was often the centre of conflicting interest among various countries. Included in the volume are numerous maps and illustrations, a list of the principal voyages to the island from 1847 to 1900, and a history of Spitsbergen nomenclature before the nineteenth century.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introductory

How Spitsbergen was discovered

Walrus hunting and tentative expeditions

The first hunting expedition to Spitsbergen

The beginning of the Spitsbergen whale-fishery

The troubles in 1613

The events of 1614

The method of the Bay fishery

Troubles with the Dutch in 1617

Troubles at Spitsbergen in 1618

Progress of the whaling industry at Spitsbergen

The final settlement of the Spitsbergen fishery

The first wintering in Spitsbergen

The culmination of the Bay fishery

Smeerenburg's culmination

The decline of English whaling

Whalers' adventures

Incidents of war and other events in Spitsbergen waters

Russian trappers in Spitsbergen

Tschitschagof's expeditions

National expeditions to Spitsbergen

List of the principal voyages to Spitsbergen recorded from 1847 to 1900

Bibliography of the history and geography of Spitsbergen

The cartography of Spitsbergen

Chronological list of maps of Spitsbergen

History of Spitsbergen nomenclature before the nineteenth century

Index

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