Royal Navy officer, arctic explorer, and artist

Robert Hood (1797-1821) / C. Stuart Houston.

To the Arctic by canoe, 1819-1821 : the journal and paintings of Robert Hood, midshipman with Franklin / edited by C. Stuart Houston.

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Robert Hood

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To the Arctic by canoe, 1819-1821 : the journal and paintings of Robert Hood, midshipman with Franklin / edited by C. Stuart Houston.