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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.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871.
- Series:
- 45th Cong., 3d sess. Senate ; Ex. doc. 27.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, John, 1786-1847.
- Franklin, John.
- Eskimos.
- Arctic regions.
- Arctic Regions.
- United States--Discovery and exploration.
- United States.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Physical Description:
- 5 preliminary leaves, L, 644 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, plates, portraits, maps (part folded) folded facsimile ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- United States : Naval observatory, 1879 ; Washington : Govt. print. off., 1879.
- Notes:
- 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, and natural history and science".
- "Principal English Arctic publications between the years 1818 and 1860": p. xlv-l.
- Edited from Hall's manuscripts, which were published by the government.
- OCLC:
- 614652
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