Narrative of the second Arctic expedition made by Charles F. Hall :
his voyage to Repulse Bay, sledge journeys to the Straits of Fury and Hecla and to King William's land, and residence among the Eskimos, during the years 1864-'69 /
edited under the orders of the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, by Prof. J.E. Nourse, U.S.N. U.S. Naval Observatory, 1879.

Description

Main Author

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871.

Related Names

Nourse, J. E. (Joseph Everett), 1819-1889.
United States. Navy Dept.
United States Naval Observatory.

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington : G.P.O., 1879.

Subjects

Franklin, John, > Franklin, John, / Sir, > Franklin, John, / Sir, / 1786-1847.
Discoveries in geography > Discoveries in geography / American.
Eskimos.
Arctic regions > Arctic regions / Discovery and exploration.
Arctic regions.

Note

Includes index.
This expedition, like his expedition of 1860-1862 was supported by private subscriptions, and both were undertaken to search for the records of the Franklin expedition and "to promote and benefit the cause of geography, navigation, natural history and science."
Edited from Hall's manuscripts, which were purchased by the government.

Physical Description

xlviii, 644 p. : ill., plates, ports., maps ; 27 cm.

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