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Text in English 287 pp Rubbing and Scratching on the dust jacket Edgewear on the covers and jacket Inscription on the flyleaf The Northeast Passage the sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean has captured mens imaginations throughout the ages It was believed that the route through Siberian waters was a short cut to the riches of China though the sailing conditions were in fact insuperably difficult Seafarers put their lives at stake when they embarked for the icy Arctic Ocean in their little sailing vessels either for abundant catches or in the hope of discovering new lands The Arctic regions were still but little known in the mid19th century The task of increasing knowledge entailed hardship and suffering such as we cannot easily imagine in this era of icebreakers airplanes and satellites The history of Arctic exploration is a fascinating tale of mans struggle to expand his environment It is both geographical history and the history of seafaring and methods of sailing This book gathers together our knowledge of seafaring and charting in northern seas from early days to the end of the 19th century In addition to richly illustrated articles by experts a rare selection of maps of the same periods has been assembled showing the development of the picture of the Northeast Passage given by maps The Northeast Passage book is a diverse package of information in which the bulk of the mapping material is taken from AE Nordenskiolds worldfamous map collection in the Helsinki University Library In 1878 80 the Finnishborn Nordenskiöld was the first explorer ever to sail through the Northeast Passage and he enriched our knowledge of Arctic conditions in many other ways The book is an act of homage to his lifework
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The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world In 1900 the four great geographical mysteriesthe Northwest Passage the Northeast Passage the South Pole and the North Poleremained blank spots on the globe Within twenty years Roald Amundsen would claim all four prizes Renowned for his determination and technical skills both feared and beloved by his men Amundsen is a legend of the heroic age of exploration which shortly thereafter would be tamed by technology commerce and publicity Féted in his lifetime as an international celebrity pursued by women and creditors he died in the Arctic on a rescue mission for an inept rival explorerStephen R Bown has unearthed archival material to give Amundsens life the grim immediacy of Apsley CherryGarrards The Worst Journey in the World the exciting detail of The Endurance and the suspense of a Jon Krakauer tale The Last Viking is both a thrilling literary biography and a cracking good story
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