The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe : With a Historical Review of Previous Journeys along the North Coast of the Old World
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
ISBN-10
1108049834
ISBN-13
9781108049832
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 10th, 2012
Print length
552 Pages
Weight
700 grams
Dimensions
13.90 x 21.70 x 3.50 cms
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In this work of 1881, the Finnish Arctic explorer and geologist A. E. Nordenskiöld describes his most famous expedition, the first crossing of the North-East Passage. Volume 1 covers the journey from Tromso to the Bering Strait, and includes a review of earlier explorations of the region.
The Finnish geologist and Arctic explorer A. E. Nordenskiöld (1832–1901) spent much of his life in exile in Sweden, where he was made a baron. He served as Superintendent of the Mineralogical Department of the Swedish Royal Museum, and later became a Member of the Swedish Academy. Following a number of expeditions during the 1860s, he concluded that the North Pole could not be reached by ship, and in 1872 he tried unsuccessfully to reach it overland. A great historian of cartography, he amassed a huge collection of maps, now included in UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' Register. This two-volume work, published in Swedish in 1881, describes his most famous voyage, the first crossing of the North-East Passage. Volume 1 includes details of the flora, fauna, people and geology encountered on the journey from Tromso to the Bering Strait, along with a review of previous exploration in the region.
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