Polar region on the Earth's northern hemisphere

Inuit snow goggles and wooden case

A polar bear encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by P. Mazell, 1784, after J. Webber.

Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.

Captain Cook's men shooting at a herd of walrus in the Arctic Ocean during his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by E. Scott and J. Heath, 1784 after J. Webber.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 19.5 x 14.8 cm

xiii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Trial by ice : the true story of murder and survival on the 1871 Polaris expedition / Richard Parry.

Franklin, Sir John, (1786-1847), Arctic explorer.

Arctic doctor / by Joseph P. Moody with W. de Groot van Embden.

xiv, 438 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Science and the Canadian Arctic : a century of exploration, 1818-1918 / Trevor H. Levere.

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Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.

Trial by ice : the true story of murder and survival on the 1871 Polaris expedition / Richard Parry.

Franklin, Sir John, (1786-1847), Arctic explorer.

Arctic doctor / by Joseph P. Moody with W. de Groot van Embden.

Science and the Canadian Arctic : a century of exploration, 1818-1918 / Trevor H. Levere.

Arctic Regions

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Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.

Trial by ice : the true story of murder and survival on the 1871 Polaris expedition / Richard Parry.

Franklin, Sir John, (1786-1847), Arctic explorer.

Arctic doctor / by Joseph P. Moody with W. de Groot van Embden.

Science and the Canadian Arctic : a century of exploration, 1818-1918 / Trevor H. Levere.

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