The journal of Rochfort Maguire, 1852-1854
Subtitle: two years at Point Barrow, Alaska, aboard HMS Plover in the search for Sir John Franklin
By: edited by John Bockstoce.
Contributors: Bockstoce, John R.
Series: Works issued by the Hakluyt Society,; 2nd ser., no. 169-170
Publisher: Hakluyt Society
Published: 1988
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 584
Subjects: Maguire, Rochfort -- Travel -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point, Region.; Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847.; Plover (Ship); Inuit -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point, Region.; Barrow, Point, Region (Alaska) -- Description and travel.; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.; Alaska -- Description and travel.
Description: Account of the first expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. Discusses the history, strategy and logistics of the Franklin search in the western Arctic. Records for the first time sustained interactions between Europeans and Eskimos of northern Alaska. Appendices include accounts of the search's five boat expeditions near Point Barrow as well as Dr. J. Simpson's observations on the Eskimos.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 553-559.
One folded leaf of map tipped in.
Includes index.