Narrative of an Expedition in H.M.S. Terror
Subtitle: Undertaken with a View to Geographical Discovery on the Arctic Shores, in the years 1836-7
Publisher: John Murray London
Published: 1838
Place of publication: Albemarle Street, London, England
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 504
Table of contents: label: Preliminary Chapter
title: 1; label: CHAPTER I.
title: 17; title: Departure from England.; title: Cape Farewell.; title: Porpoises and Grills.; title: Driftwood with Roots and Bark.; title: Leave the Vicinity of Cape Farewell.; title: Icebergs.; title: Course novel and interesting.; title: Resolution Island.; title: Whirlpool.; title: Descry Two Vessels.; title: Dreary Aspect of the Savage Islands.; title: Visited by Esquimaux.; title: Difficult Navigation.; title: Vessel moored to an Iceberg.; title: Crew exercised at Small-arms under its Lee.; title: Geological Indications.; title: Careen the Ship.; title: Progress through the Ice.; title: Salisbury Island.; title: Ship followed by Esquimaux.; title: Land discovered.; title: Deviation in Compasses.; title: Trinity Isles.; title: Ship obliged to heave-to.; title: Whales seen.; title: Ship imbedded in Ice.; title: Baffin and Southampton Islands.; title: Perilous Situation.; title: White White Whales.; title: Winter Islands.; title: Water Sky.; label: CHAPTER II.
title: 77; title: Steer for Southampton Island.; title: Conjectures respecting the Ice.; title: Islands.; title: Pressure of the Wind.; title: Ship immoveable.; title: Cutting away the Ice.; title: Snow.; title: Drifting towards Land.; title: Accident to Rudder.; title: Aspect of contiguous Coast.; title: New Moon.; title: Recreations of the Crew.; title: Chase of a Bear.; title: Hawser carried away by Ice.; title: Icebound in Sight of Land.; title: Wind veers to South-west.; title: Prospect of Release.; title: Hopes disappointed.; title: Ship driven nearer Land.; title: Mr. Gore shoots a Fox.; title: Ship in extreme Peril.; title: Frightful Increase of Pressure.; title: Providential Delivery.; title: Exploring Expedition.; title: A Dock cut in the Ice.; title: Consultation of Officers.; title: Rapid Destruction of the Floe.; title: Bow of the Ship split.; title: Hopes of progressing baffled.; label: CHAPTER III.
title: 119; title: Lane of Water discovered.; title: Prospect of wintering on the Ice.; title: Violent Concussions experienced.; title: Employment of the Crew.; title: Erection of an Observatory.; title: Favourable Position of the Ship.; title: Disruption by a Gale.; title: Expansion of open Water.; title: Officers build Snow Houses.; title: Excursions to Land.; title: An exploring Party.; title: Experiment of wearing a Mask.; title: Survey of a Harbour.; title: Pass Cape Comfort.; title: Risk of being crushed.; title: Robbed by Foxes and Shrimps.; title: Thermometer rises.; title: Huge Mass of Ice.; title: Amusements.; title: Thermometers tested.; title: Accident to the Carpenter.; title: School for the Crew.; title: Curious Phenomenon.; title: Register Thermometer.; title: Reindeer killed.; title: Fearful Storm.; title: Floe cracks.; label: CHAPTER IV.
title: 177; title: Extraordinary Disruption.; title: Anxieties.; title: Rapid Change.; title: Commotion.; title: Masquerade.; title: Results of Commotion.; title: Temperatures; title: Invalids.; title: Anxiety for the Floe.; title: Advantages of Situation.; title: Death of a Sailor.; title: Reflections.; title: Desolation of the Land.—Curious Meteor.; title: Land Excursions.; title: Tracks of Animals.; title: Increase of Sick.; title: Precautions.; title: Phenomena.; title: Invalids.; title: Spirits of Crew improve.; title: Weather.; title: Grinding of Ice.; title: Health.; title: Under-Currents.; title: Floe diminishes.; title: Phenomena of Ice.; title: Callosity of Limbs.; title: Intensely cold.; title: Influence of gun.; title: More Limpers.; title: Death of Mr. Donaldson.; title: Fine Weather.; title: The Coast.; title: Soundings as before.; title: Set of Current.; title: Heavy Gale.; title: Gale abates.; title: Holes of Water.; label: CHAPTER V.
title: 217; title: Valentine's Day.; title: Floe damaged.; title: Outline of Coast.; title: Alarming Symptoms.; title: Chaotic Commotion.; title: Tumult ceases.; title: Clearing Deck.; title: Dovekie shot.; title: Awful Peril.; title: Grandeur of Scene.; title: Expectation of Crisis.; title: Havoc spreads.; title: Desolation.; title: Ship remains nipped.; title: Turmoil.; title: Set of Ice.; title: Ship rights.; title: Ice Hills.; title: Bolts, &c. loosened by Pressure of Ice.; title: Flight of Birds.; title: Nautical Artists.; title: Divine Service.; title: Blows a Gale.; title: Imminent Peril.; title: St. Patrick's Day.; title: Ice fluctuates.; title: Sir J. Gordon's Bay.; title: Peril of Two Sailors.; title: Flock of Ducks, and White Bear.; title: Death of a Sailor.; title: Baffin's Observations.; title: Flocks of Loons.; title: Improvement in Crew's Health.; title: Diminution of Snow.; title: Mr. Gore Snowblind.; label: CHAPTER VI.
title: 348; title: Feast of Loons.; title: Mr. Vaughan's Path.; title: Perilous Excursion.; title: White Whales.; title: Carpenters busy undermining Ship.; title: Result of Labours.; title: Polar Expeditions.; title: Narwhales.; title: Report of Health.; title: Cannonading Floe.; title: Cheerful Labours in sawing away the Ice.; title: Employment for Armourer.; title: Impediments from Calves.; title: New Rent discovered.; title: Report of the Ship's Drift.; title: Ship bursts her Bonds.; title: Novelty of Scene Stern-post shattered.; title: Officers' Opinion in favour of Return to England.; title: Awkwardness of Situation.; title: Expedition frustrated.; title: Ship's Draught increased.; title: Visited by Esquimaux.; title: Ship struck by a Floe.; title: Shattered Condition of Ship.; title: Sail for England.; title: Arrival at Chatham.; label: Appendix
title: 449