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Record #3999:

The wonders of the Arctic world; a history of all the researches and discoveries in the frozen regions of the north, from the earliest times ... by Epes Sargent. Together with a complete and reliable history of the Polaris expedition under the late Captain C.F. Hall, from official and trustworthy sources ... by William H. Cunnington / Epes Sargent, William H. Cunnington.

Title: The wonders of the Arctic world; a history of all the researches and discoveries in the frozen regions of the north, from the earliest times ... by Epes Sargent. Together with a complete and reliable history of the Polaris expedition under the late Captain C.F. Hall, from official and trustworthy sources ... by William H. Cunnington / Epes Sargent, William H. Cunnington.
Author(s): Sargent, Epes.
Cunnington, William H.
Date: [1873]
Publisher: Philadelphia: John E. Potter & Company
Abstract: History of exploration, particularly North American Arctic, and search for Northwest Passage. Section on Hall's Polaris expedition (p.568-651) contains lengthy extracts from diary of John Herron, steward of Polaris.
Keywords: 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1871-73 Hall.
91(091) -- Exploration, history.
92 -- Biographies: Herron, John.
93"15/19" -- Sixteenth to twentieth centuries A.D.
W -- Expeditions and exploration.
(*3) -- Arctic regions.
(*48) -- Northwest Passage.
Location(s): SCO: SPRI-SPC: (*3) : 91(091)[1873]
SPRI record no.: 3999

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