A Frenchman In Search Of Franklin

Author : Emile Frédéric de Bray,Émile-Frédéric de Bray
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802028136

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A Frenchman in Search of Franklin by Emile Frédéric de Bray,Émile-Frédéric de Bray Pdf

In April 1852 Emile Frederic de Bray sailed down the Thames on board Resolute. The ship was bound for the icy waters north of Canada as part of Sir Edward Belcher's Arctic Squadron searching for Sir John Franklin and his men, missing since the summer of 1845. De Bray's diaries of his years with Resolute have not been published before, in any language, and only one other account of this particular Franklin search expedition exists. Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray, seconded at his own request from the French navy, was something of a rarity among those who made up the search parties: he was not British. (One of his shipmates hoped for the best: 'The Frenchman does not seem an Englishman,' he observed, 'but I suppose he will improve on acquaintance.') As a result de Bray notices and comments on details and incidents his fellow officers would have considered unremarkable. Cape de Bray on the northwest coast of Melville Island commemorates the efforts of this intrepid French officer, who gained the respect of his fellows, was made a Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur by Napoleon III, and was awarded the Arctic Medal by Queen Victoria.

Author : Emile Frédéric de Bray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1442659912

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A Frenchman in Search of Franklin by Emile Frédéric de Bray Pdf

A remarkable account by a French naval officer who volunteered to take part in the Royal Navy search for the Franklin expedition.

Author : Emile Frédéric de Bray
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1992-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442655324

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A Frenchman in Search of Franklin by Emile Frédéric de Bray Pdf

In April 1852 Emile Frederic de Bray sailed down the Thames on board the Resolute, part of Sie Edward Belcher's Arctic Squadron in search of Sir John Franklin and his men, missing since the summer of 1845. De Bray's diaries of his years with Resolute have not been published before, in any language, and only one other account of this particular Franklin search expedition exists. Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray, seconded at his own request from the French navy, was something of a rarity among those who made up the search parties: he was not British. (One of his shipmates hopes for the best: 'The Frenchman does not seem an Englishman,' he observed, 'but I suppose he will improve on acquaintance.') Cape de Bray on the northwest coast of Melville Island commemorates the efforts of this intrepid French officer, who gained the respect of his fellows, was made an officer of the Legion d'Honneur by Napolean III, and was awarded the Arctic Medal by Queen Victoria. William Barr provides an introduction, postscript, and extensive notes, placing de Bray and the expedition in context. This volume tells us much about the life the Europeans led in the unexplored and frozen northern waters.

Author : Emile Frederic de Bray
Publisher : Heritage
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1992-12-15
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : 1442623691

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A Frenchman in Search of Franklin by Emile Frederic de Bray Pdf

A remarkable account by a French naval officer who volunteered to take part in the Royal Navy search for the Franklin expedition.

Author : Stephen Zorn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476651149

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Tracking the Franklin Expedition of 1845 by Stephen Zorn Pdf

The Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845 is perhaps the greatest disaster in the history of exploration--all 129 men vanished, as did the expedition's two ships, HMS Erebus and Terror. Over the next 150 years, searchers found bones, clothing and a variety of relics. Inuit narratives provided some of the details of what happened to the frozen, starving sailors after they deserted their ice-locked ships in 1848. Then, in 2014 and 2016, Canadian researchers found the sunken wrecks, not far from the bleak, windswept King William Island in the Arctic. At last, the mystery of the Franklin Expedition would be solved. Or would it? This book pulls together the various searchers' discoveries; the many recent scientific studies that shed light on when, how and why the men died (and whether, in extremis, they ate each other); and illuminates what we know, and what we don't and may never know, about the fate of the expedition.

Author : Karen Ryan
Publisher : Souvenir Catalogue
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0660078813

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Death in the Ice by Karen Ryan Pdf

Discover one of the most fascinating and mysterious stories in the history of exploration. In 1845, Sir John Franklin led a British search for the Northwest Passage. Two years later, the expedition had not returned. Searchers took more than a decade to establish that all crewmembers were dead, and their ships lost. How and why it happened, however, remains a mystery to this day. In this souvenir catalogue, iconic artifacts recovered following the Expedition's disappearance are featured with more recent finds and images, including the discovery of HMS Erebus and Terror. Step into the perilous world of 19th century Arctic exploration and see the conditions aboard the Expedition's vessels ? from the voyage's confident beginnings to its tragic end. Discover the critical role played by Inuit in revealing the Expedition's fate through artifacts and oral histories ? crucial pieces in a story that continues to capture our imagination, more than a century and a half later.

Author : Andrew Lambert
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571265695

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Franklin by Andrew Lambert Pdf

In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic, to find the fabled North West Passage connecting the North Atlantic to the North Pacific. Yet Franklin, his ships and his men were fated never to return. The cause of their loss remains a mystery. In Franklin, Andrew Lambert presents a gripping account of the worst catastrophe in the history of British exploration, and the dark tales of cannibalism that surround the fate of those involved. Shocked by the disappearance of all 129 officers and men, and sickened by reports of cannibalism, the Victorians re-created Franklin as the brave Christian hero who laid down his life, and those of his men. Later generations have been more sceptical about Franklin and his supposed selfless devotion to duty. But does either view really explain why this outstanding scientific navigator found his ships trapped in pack ice seventy miles from magnetic north? In 2014 Canadian explorers discovered the remains of Franklin's ship. His story is now being brought to a whole new generation, and Andrew Lambert's book gives the best analysis of what really happened to the crew. In its incredible detail and its arresting narrative, Franklin re-examines the life and the evidence with Lambert's customary brilliance and authority. In this riveting story of the Arctic, he discovers a new Franklin: a character far more complex, and more truly heroic, than previous histories have allowed. '[A]nother brilliant piece of research combined with old-fashioned detective work . . . utterly compelling.' Dr Amanda Foreman

Author : Detroit Public Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1134 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
ISBN : UOM:39015076064412

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General Catalogue of the Books Except Fiction, French, and German, in the Public Library of Detroit, Mich by Detroit Public Library Pdf

Author : Owen Beattie,John Geiger
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781771641746

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Frozen in Time by Owen Beattie,John Geiger Pdf

In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his men set out to “penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America.” And then they disappeared. The truth about what happened to Franklin’s ill-fated Arctic expedition was shrouded in mystery for more than a century. Then, in 1984, Owen Beattie and his team exhumed two crew members from a burial site in the North for forensic evidence, to shocking results. But the most startling discovery didn’t come until 2014, when a team commissioned by the Canadian government uncovered one of the lost ships: Erebus.

Author : John Rae
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781772123852

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John Rae, Arctic Explorer by John Rae Pdf

John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae’s accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (2,494 kilometres) of Arctic coastline; he is undoubtedly one of the Arctic’s greatest explorers, yet today his significance is all but lost. John Rae, Arctic Explorer is an annotated version of Rae’s unfinished autobiography. William Barr has extended Rae’s previously unpublished manuscript and completed his story based on Rae’s reports and correspondence—including reaction to his revelations about the Franklin Expedition. Barr’s meticulously researched, long overdue presentation of Rae’s life and legacy is an immensely valuable addition to the literature of Arctic exploration.

Author : Heinrich Klutschak
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1987-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442655836

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Overland to Starvation Cove by Heinrich Klutschak Pdf

In May 1845 Sir John Franklin sailed westward from England in search of the Northwest Passage and was never seen again. Some thirty-five years later, Heinrich Klutschak of Prague, artist and surveyor on a small expedition led by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka of the 3rd US Cavalry Regiment, stumbled upon the grisly remains at Starvation Cove of the last survivors among Franklin's men. Overland to Starvation Cove is the first English translation of Klutschak's account. A significant contribution to Canadian exploration history, it is also an important anthropological document, providing some of the earliest reliable descriptions of the Aivilingmiut, the Utkuhikhalingmiut, and the Netsilingmiut. But above all, it is a fascinating story of arctic adventure.

Author : Glyn Williams,Sophia Costley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520269958

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Arctic Labyrinth by Glyn Williams,Sophia Costley Pdf

The elusive dream of locating the Northwest Passage--an ocean route over the top of North America that promised a shortcut to the fabulous wealth of Asia--obsessed explorers for centuries. Until recently these channels were hopelessly choked by impassible ice. Voyagers faced unimaginable horrors--entire ships crushed, mass starvation, disabling frostbite, even cannibalism--in pursuit of a futile goal. Glyn Williams charts the entire sweep of this extraordinary history, from the tiny, woefully equipped vessels of the first Tudor expeditions to the twentieth-century ventures that finally opened the Passage.

Author : Alan Day
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810865198

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Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Passage by Alan Day Pdf

The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.

Author : Garth Walpole
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476627120

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Relics of the Franklin Expedition by Garth Walpole Pdf

Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition departed England in 1845 with two Royal Navy bomb vessels, 129 men and three years' worth of provisions. None were seen again until nearly a decade later, when their bleached bones, broken instruments, books, papers and personal effects began to be recovered on Canada's King William Island. These relics have since had a life of their own--photographed, analyzed, cataloged and displayed in glass cases in London. This book gives a definitive history of their preservation and exhibition from the Victorian era to the present, richly illustrated with period engravings and photographs, many never before published. Appendices provide the first comprehensive accounting of all expedition relics recovered prior to the 2014 discovery of Franklin's ship HMS Erebus.

Author : Shane McCorristine
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787352469

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The Spectral Arctic by Shane McCorristine Pdf

Visitors to the Arctic enter places that have been traditionally imagined as otherworldly. This strangeness fascinated audiences in nineteenth-century Britain when the idea of the heroic explorer voyaging through unmapped zones reached its zenith. The Spectral Arctic re-thinks our understanding of Arctic exploration by paying attention to the importance of dreams and ghosts in the quest for the Northwest Passage. The narratives of Arctic exploration that we are all familiar with today are just the tip of the iceberg: they disguise a great mass of mysterious and dimly lit stories beneath the surface. In contrast to oft-told tales of heroism and disaster, this book reveals the hidden stories of dreaming and haunted explorers, of frozen mummies, of rescue balloons, visits to Inuit shamans, and of the entranced female clairvoyants who travelled to the Arctic in search of John Franklin’s lost expedition. Through new readings of archival documents, exploration narratives, and fictional texts, these spectral stories reflect the complex ways that men and women actually thought about the far North in the past. This revisionist historical account allows us to make sense of current cultural and political concerns in the Canadian Arctic about the location of Franklin’s ships.