description: As Franklin's companion on the two earlier land expeditions to the Polar Sea, George Back demonstrated his resourcefulness and energy in addition to his talent as an artist. On his next venture into the Canadian Arctic, he volunteered to lead a rescue mission searching for the overdue expedition of Captain Ross. Following the outward route of Franklin's two expeditions he arrived at his winter camp north of Great Slave Lake in time to hear that Ross had returned safely to England. Back decided to stay and explore the last major river between the Coppermine and Hudson's Bay and to survey the coastline. Originally called The Great Fish River (Thlew-ee-chow-dezeth), it is known as Back River today.Member of five Arctic expeditions and commander of two, Admiral Sir George Back belonged to an elite group of Royal Navy officers who put a large part of the North American Arctic on the map. He has been called 'the first Arctic Artist' because of his beautiful watercolours and sketches illustrating his expeditions. The Volume IV CD reproduces the record of one of his many attempts to find a route from Hudson's Bay to the Arctic Ocean. The ship, HMS Terror, was considered particularly suitable, for Arctic exploration and was used on several expeditions including Franklin's ill-fated 1845 expedition. Back was caught in ice by bad weather and had to winter near Repulse Bay. His crippled ship returned to home waters, its mission unaccomplished.
language: English
title: Narrative of an Expedition on HMS Terror
titlecomplete: Narrative of an Expedition on HMS Terror
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publisher: CD-Academia Book Company