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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
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
McGhee Robert <1941->  
Montreal [Que.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001
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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->  
Montreal [Que.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001
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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-9910813935003321
McGhee Robert <1941->  
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  
New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011
Materiale a stampa
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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  
New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2011]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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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  
New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2011]
Materiale a stampa
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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  
New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2011
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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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->  
New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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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->  
New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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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-9910820937203321
Lambert Andrew D. <1956->  
New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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