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Item Information   Holdings     Discover more across the Smithsonian     Parry, William Edward, Sir     Parry, William Edward,     Hecla (Ship)     Hecla (Ship)     Natural history     Natural history     Discoveries in geography     Natural history     Arctic regions     North Pole     Arctic Ocean     Arctic Regions     Hooker, William Jackson, Sir     Jameson, Robert     Ross, James Clark, Sir     Columbia College (New York, N.Y.). Library       MARC Display

Narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole in boats fitted for the purpose, and attached to His Majesty's ship Hecla, in the Year MDCCCXXVII, under the command of Captain William Edward Parry, R.N., F.R.S., and honorary member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg ; illustrated by plates and charts   Author:  Parry, William Edward, Sir 1790-1855 author Title:  Narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole in boats fitted for the purpose, and attached to His Majesty's ship Hecla, in the Year MDCCCXXVII, under the command of Captain William Edward Parry, R.N., F.R.S., and honorary member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg ; illustrated by plates and charts Publisher:  London John Murray, publisher to the Admiralty, and Board of Longitude MDCCCXXVIII [1828] Manufacturer:  (London Printed by William Clowes, Stamford-street) Description:  xxii, [2], 229, [1] pages, [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) illustrations, maps 28 cm Notes:  "Published by authority of His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral" Errata: p. [8], 1st page group Bibliography Note:  Includes bibliographical references Contents:  Abstract of the meterological journal kept during the expedition towards the North Pole between June 25 and August 10, 1827, and on board His Majesty's ship Hecla between May 1 and September 16, 1827 -- Notice respecting the chronometers embarked on board the Hecla and the determination of the longitudes -- Observations on the dip of the magnetic needle -- Observations on the variation of the magnetic needle made on shore or on the ice 1827 -- Lieutenant (now Commander) Foster's account of the observations on the diurnal changes of intensity in the horizontal magnetic needle at Spitzbergen, 1827 -- Temperature and specific gravity of sea-water below the surface, 1827 -- Natural history. Zoology / James Clark Ross. Botanical appendix / Wm. Jackson Hooker. Enumeration of the rocks of Spitzbergen and the neighbouring isles collected by Captain Parry / Robert Jameson Local Note:  SCNHRB copy (39088004610861) has partially obliterated bookplate with seal of the City of New York and red property stamp on t.p SCNHRB copy bound in diced leather, marbled edges and endpapers; housed in an archival cardboard box SCNHRB copy has blind-embossed stamps throughout of the Columbia College Library New York SCNHRB copy stamped on verso of t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Jul 16 1910 [ms acc no] 213181 Subject:  Parry, William Edward, Sir 1790-1855. Hecla (Ship) Hecla (Ship) Natural history -- Arctic regions. Natural history -- Norway -- Spitsbergen Island Discoveries in geography Natural history Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration. North Pole -- Discovery and exploration Arctic Ocean -- North Pole Arctic Regions Added Author:  Hooker, William Jackson, Sir 1785-1865. Jameson, Robert 1774-1854. Ross, James Clark, Sir 1800-1862. Columbia College (New York, N.Y.). Library former owner Catalog Source No.:  (OCoLC)4106051 Copy/Holding information Call No. Collection Barcode Status   G700 1827 .P37 1828 Cullman Library Rare Books 39088004610861 Checked In Request Copy Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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