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History Of Polar Exploratn In 50 Objects
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History Of Polar Exploratn In 50 Objects
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A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects covers just over 150 years of polar exploration during which a mysterious southern continent and an elusive northern sea-route became less incognita and increasingly charted and understood. The objects of the title include instruments used by explorers and scientists, their means of transport and representations of previously unrecorded sights and creatures. Others evidence how explorers financed expeditions, survived during them or shed light on the lives of those who awaited their return in an era before the modern communications now taken for granted. While individual objects are of their own time, they form part of a continuum of polar exploration; they also evidence networks and collaborations which bind polar explorers and scientists to each other, to other mariners and those living in or near polar regions. The 50 objects include: Mrs. Elizabeth Cooks ditty-box made of wood from HMS Resolution. John Rosss long-preserved canister of meat A rock marker left by James Clark Ross for his best friend, Frank Crozier John Raes surveying octant Edward Wilsons portable paintbox Ernest Shackletons Farthest South sledging-compass A samurai sword Matthew Hensons North Pole expedition fur suit Roald Amundsens fjord-side refuge HMS Erebuss long-silent bell Some objects remain in polar regions, others are in public spaces, museums, archives and galleries all over the world. They and the stories relating to them are illustrated with almost 150 images, some rarely or not previously published. A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects is Anne Strathies fourth book on polar regions and is the culmination of approaching fifteen years of research and travel in polar regions and in Britain and other countries lying between the two extremes.
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| Author | Strathie, Anne |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781803991054 |
| Item Height | 2.6 |
| Item Length | 15.7 |
| Item Width | 23.5 |
| Publisher | The History Press |
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