The Eventful Voyage of H. M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions: In Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H. M. Discovery Ships "Erebus" and "Terror," 1852, 1853, 1854... |
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Page xix
... five Shackles of Cables . - Off the Black Hook . An- - - - - - - chor off Lievely . Sail from Lievely . – Return to England - and Court - Martial - 392 CHAP . XVII . Recovery and Restoration of H.M.S. " Resolute " 452 XX CONTENTS ...
... five Shackles of Cables . - Off the Black Hook . An- - - - - - - chor off Lievely . Sail from Lievely . – Return to England - and Court - Martial - 392 CHAP . XVII . Recovery and Restoration of H.M.S. " Resolute " 452 XX CONTENTS ...
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... five tons , was by dint of perseverance enabled to " lay down " ( i . e . survey ) the whole of the immense Bay that bears his name , in such an admirable manner , as to require little or no correction , after the lapse of two centuries ...
... five tons , was by dint of perseverance enabled to " lay down " ( i . e . survey ) the whole of the immense Bay that bears his name , in such an admirable manner , as to require little or no correction , after the lapse of two centuries ...
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... " Enterprise " " Investigator " " Nancy Dawson " 159 men · 43 99 66 99 66 30 > Five ships with 355 " " Ships . Men . Baffin's Bay Behring's Strait · 11 334 - 5 355 Total 16 689 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . xxxix On the return of Captain Austin's.
... " Enterprise " " Investigator " " Nancy Dawson " 159 men · 43 99 66 99 66 30 > Five ships with 355 " " Ships . Men . Baffin's Bay Behring's Strait · 11 334 - 5 355 Total 16 689 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . xxxix On the return of Captain Austin's.
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... five miles , with a smooth sea and moderate easterly breeze . The fine weather enabled us to determine the position of the ship by true bearings of Cape Wrath , which verified the rates of our chrono- meters . During the day we had ...
... five miles , with a smooth sea and moderate easterly breeze . The fine weather enabled us to determine the position of the ship by true bearings of Cape Wrath , which verified the rates of our chrono- meters . During the day we had ...
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... five to forty pounds . Our little squadron , filled the small harbour in which we were anchored , - - we were completely land - locked , being surrounded on all sides by pre- cipitous hills of granite , admirably adapted for 26 ...
... five to forty pounds . Our little squadron , filled the small harbour in which we were anchored , - - we were completely land - locked , being surrounded on all sides by pre- cipitous hills of granite , admirably adapted for 26 ...
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animals appeared Arctic arrived on board Assistance Bay of Mercy beach Beechey Island boats breeze Byam Martin Island cairn Cape Cockburn Cape Russell Cape Walker Captain Kellett Captain M'Clure casks Commander M'Clintock commenced Dealy Island deck depôt despatched distance dogs Domville dovekies drift eastward encamped Esquimaux Expedition fast ice fathoms feet following day gale Griper Bay ground Hamilton heavy Hecla and Griper hummocks Inlet Intrepid Investigator journey Krabbé Lancaster Sound Lieut Lowther Island Mecham Melville Island miles musk-ox musk-oxen Nares night noon North Star northward obliged observed obtained pack Point Griffiths position proceeded proved provisions ptarmigan ravine Resolute returned on board Roche sail ship shore sight Sir Edward Belcher Sir Edward Parry Sir James Ross Skene Bay sledge snow southward Straits struck tents tion travelling parties vessel weather Wellington Channel westward whalers whilst wind Winter Harbour winter quarters yards