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MARC recordThe man who mapped the Arctic: the intrepid life of George Back, Franklin's lieutenant / Peter Steele.
| Title: | The man who mapped the Arctic: the intrepid life of George Back, Franklin's lieutenant / Peter Steele. |
| Author(s): | Steele, Peter. |
| Date: | 2003. |
| Publisher: | Vancouver, BC, Canada: Raincoast Books |
| Abstract: | Life of one who went on five Arctic expeditions, three under Franklin, discovered and descended today's Back River and died at 82. Many illustrations are his. He was skilled mapmaker. |
| Keywords: | 528.93 -- Cartography, topographical. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1834 Back. 91(091) -- Exploration, history. 92 -- Biographies: Back, George. X -- Biographies and obituaries. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*41) -- Canada. |
| Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: 92[Back, G.] |
| ISBN: | 1551926482 |
| SPRI record no.: | 167480 |
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