The Arctic voyages of Martin Frobisher [[electronic resource] ] : an Elizabethan venture / / Robert McGhee
| The Arctic voyages of Martin Frobisher [[electronic resource] ] : an Elizabethan venture / / Robert McGhee |
| Autore | McGhee Robert <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal [Que.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 971.9/52 |
| Collana | McGill-Queen's native and northern series |
| Soggetto topico |
Gold ores - Nunavut - Baffin Island - History
Inuit - Nunavut - Baffin Island - History Explorers - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-85951-X
9786612859519 0-7735-6950-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454700403321 |
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The Arctic voyages of Martin Frobisher [[electronic resource] ] : an Elizabethan venture / / Robert McGhee
| The Arctic voyages of Martin Frobisher [[electronic resource] ] : an Elizabethan venture / / Robert McGhee |
| Autore | McGhee Robert <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal [Que.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 971.9/52 |
| Collana | McGill-Queen's native and northern series |
| Soggetto topico |
Gold ores - Nunavut - Baffin Island - History
Inuit - Nunavut - Baffin Island - History Explorers - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-282-85951-X
9786612859519 0-7735-6950-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Preamble -- Lodestones, Unicorns, and Perpetual Daylight -- A Passage to Cathay -- Martin Frobisher, Pirate and Explorer -- To Arctic America -- The Five Lost Sailors -- A Token of Possession -- Ice, Hostages, and Gold -- Inuit in England -- Creating a Gold Play -- The Gold Fleet -- The Countess of Warwick’s Island -- Retreat -- Disgrace -- Kodlunarn Island -- A Final Assay -- Sources and Selected Readings -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782732503321 |
McGhee Robert <1941->
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| Montreal [Que.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 | ||
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Captain Cook [[electronic resource] ] : master of the seas / / Frank McLynn
| Captain Cook [[electronic resource] ] : master of the seas / / Frank McLynn |
| Autore | McLynn Frank |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 490 p., [5] leaves of plates : maps |
| Disciplina | 910.92 |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - Great Britain
Voyages around the world - History - 18th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-300-17220-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Charting Cook -- CHAPTER 1. A Yorkshire Apprenticeship -- CHAPTER 2. The Seven Years War -- CHAPTER 3. Charting Newfoundland -- CHAPTER 4. The Challenge of the Pacific -- CHAPTER 5. First Contacts with Tahiti -- CHAPTER 6. The Isle of Cythera -- CHAPTER 7. Peril in Australasia -- CHAPTER 8. Homeward Bound -- CHAPTER 9. Antarctica -- CHAPTER 10. Tongans and Maoris -- CHAPTER 11. Mastering the Pacific -- CHAPTER 13. The Last Voyage -- CHAPTER 14 Tahiti: The Final Phase -- CHAPTER 15. Quest for Illusion: The Northwest Passage -- CHAPTER 16. Hawaiian Nightmare -- CHAPTER 17. Tragedy on Kealakekua Beach -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452819803321 |
McLynn Frank
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011 | ||
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Captain Cook : master of the seas / / Frank McLynn
| Captain Cook : master of the seas / / Frank McLynn |
| Autore | McLynn Frank |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 490 p., [5] leaves of plates : maps |
| Disciplina | 910.92 |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - Great Britain
Voyages around the world - History - 18th century |
| ISBN | 0-300-17220-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Charting Cook -- CHAPTER 1. A Yorkshire Apprenticeship -- CHAPTER 2. The Seven Years War -- CHAPTER 3. Charting Newfoundland -- CHAPTER 4. The Challenge of the Pacific -- CHAPTER 5. First Contacts with Tahiti -- CHAPTER 6. The Isle of Cythera -- CHAPTER 7. Peril in Australasia -- CHAPTER 8. Homeward Bound -- CHAPTER 9. Antarctica -- CHAPTER 10. Tongans and Maoris -- CHAPTER 11. Mastering the Pacific -- CHAPTER 13. The Last Voyage -- CHAPTER 14 Tahiti: The Final Phase -- CHAPTER 15. Quest for Illusion: The Northwest Passage -- CHAPTER 16. Hawaiian Nightmare -- CHAPTER 17. Tragedy on Kealakekua Beach -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779244703321 |
McLynn Frank
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| New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2011] | ||
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Captain Cook : master of the seas / / Frank McLynn
| Captain Cook : master of the seas / / Frank McLynn |
| Autore | McLynn Frank |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 490 p., [5] leaves of plates : maps |
| Disciplina | 910.92 |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - Great Britain
Voyages around the world - History - 18th century |
| ISBN | 0-300-17220-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Charting Cook -- CHAPTER 1. A Yorkshire Apprenticeship -- CHAPTER 2. The Seven Years War -- CHAPTER 3. Charting Newfoundland -- CHAPTER 4. The Challenge of the Pacific -- CHAPTER 5. First Contacts with Tahiti -- CHAPTER 6. The Isle of Cythera -- CHAPTER 7. Peril in Australasia -- CHAPTER 8. Homeward Bound -- CHAPTER 9. Antarctica -- CHAPTER 10. Tongans and Maoris -- CHAPTER 11. Mastering the Pacific -- CHAPTER 13. The Last Voyage -- CHAPTER 14 Tahiti: The Final Phase -- CHAPTER 15. Quest for Illusion: The Northwest Passage -- CHAPTER 16. Hawaiian Nightmare -- CHAPTER 17. Tragedy on Kealakekua Beach -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819347203321 |
McLynn Frank
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| New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2011] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Explorers of the Nile [[electronic resource] ] : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure / / Tim Jeal
| Explorers of the Nile [[electronic resource] ] : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure / / Tim Jeal |
| Autore | Jeal Tim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (592 p.) |
| Disciplina | 962 |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - Africa, East
Explorers - Africa, Central Explorers - Great Britain British - Africa, East - History - 19th century British - Africa, Central - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-30920-3
9786613309204 0-300-17827-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457166203321 |
Jeal Tim
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2011 | ||
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The gates of hell [[electronic resource] ] : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / / Andrew Lambert
| The gates of hell [[electronic resource] ] : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / / Andrew Lambert |
| Autore | Lambert Andrew D. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Explorers - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-35289-X
9786612352898 0-300-15486-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456820203321 |
Lambert Andrew D. <1956->
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 | ||
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The gates of hell [[electronic resource] ] : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / / Andrew Lambert
| The gates of hell [[electronic resource] ] : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / / Andrew Lambert |
| Autore | Lambert Andrew D. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Explorers - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-282-35289-X
9786612352898 0-300-15486-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue : Erebus : the Gates of Hell -- The North West Passage : designs and delusions -- John Franklin : navigator -- Another career -- Scientific empires -- From Van Diemen's land to Tasmania, 1836-43 -- Science, culture and civilisation -- 'The nucleus of an iceberg' -- Magnetic empires -- 'Till our provisions get short' -- Defeated, deceived and defrauded -- Belcher -- Martyrs of science -- Arctic Fox -- Big art, brazen lies and the 'great explorer' -- Terror : what really happened? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780648603321 |
Lambert Andrew D. <1956->
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The gates of hell : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / / Andrew Lambert
| The gates of hell : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / / Andrew Lambert |
| Autore | Lambert Andrew D. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Explorers - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-282-35289-X
9786612352898 0-300-15486-0 |
| Classificazione | BIO000000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue : Erebus : the Gates of Hell -- The North West Passage : designs and delusions -- John Franklin : navigator -- Another career -- Scientific empires -- From Van Diemen's land to Tasmania, 1836-43 -- Science, culture and civilisation -- 'The nucleus of an iceberg' -- Magnetic empires -- 'Till our provisions get short' -- Defeated, deceived and defrauded -- Belcher -- Martyrs of science -- Arctic Fox -- Big art, brazen lies and the 'great explorer' -- Terror : what really happened? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910972117003321 |
Lambert Andrew D. <1956->
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Going to extremes : the adventurous life of Harry de Windt / / Stephen Wade
| Going to extremes : the adventurous life of Harry de Windt / / Stephen Wade |
| Autore | Wade Stephen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Barnsley, [England] : , : Pen & Sword Discovery, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (175 pages, 29 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 910.92 |
| Soggetto topico | Explorers - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-4738-6357-0
1-4738-6356-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155081603321 |
Wade Stephen
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| Barnsley, [England] : , : Pen & Sword Discovery, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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