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Alexander, Philip F. The North-West and North-East Passages, 1576-1611. Cambridge Travel Books Series. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1915, 211 pp.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); age of sail; Anglo-Russian; exploration; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet
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Allaire, B. "French Reaction to the North-West Voyages and the Assays of the Frobisher Ore by Geoffrey le Brumen, 1576-1584." See T. Symons, Meta Incognita, II., pp. 589-606.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-French; Colonial America; exploration; Frobisher, Martin; Northwest Passage; science ; voyage;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-French, France , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, Frobisher, Martin, science , voyage, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning. "The Northwest Passage": Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Gjoa, 1903-1907. 2 vols. London: Constable, 1907-1908, xxii, 732 pp.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Arctic; exploration; memoir; Northwest Passage; ship; voyage;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, ship, boat, vessel, voyage, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning. "To the North Magnetic Pole and Through the Northwest Passage." Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, 29 (1907): 485-518. Reprint: Seattle: Shorey, 1967.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Arctic; exploration; Northwest Passage; voyage;
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, voyage
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Anderson, Matthew Smith. Britain's Discovery of Russia, 1552-1815. New York: St. Martin; London: Macmillan, 1958, vi, 245 pp.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; Anglo-Russian; commerce; company; diplomacy; exploration; Northwest Passage; trade;
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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, age of sail, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , company, charter, shipping, commercial , commerce, trade, business, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Armstrong, Alexander. A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North West Passage. . . nearly Five Years' Continuous Service in the Arctic Regions while in Search of . . . Franklin. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1857, xxii, 616 pp. By surgeon/naturalist.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; expansion; exploration; Franklin, John; memoir; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Barr, William & Williams, Glyndwr, eds. Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage, 1741-1747. 2 vols. I: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742. II: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith, 1746-1747. Publications of the Hakluyt Society, 2 ser, vols. 177 & 181. London: Hakluyt Society, 1994-1995, xxx, 726 pp. For Hakluyt Society.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Arctic; exploration; Hakluyt Society publication; Northwest Passage;
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18th century, eighteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Hakluyt Society publication, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Barratt, Glynn R.V. Russian Shadows on the British Northwest Coast of North America, 1810-1890: A Study of the Rejection of Defence Responsibilities. University of British Columbia Press Maritime Studies Series, # 3. Vancouver: British Columbia UP, 1983, xvii, 196 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Russian; Great Game; imperialism; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Great Game, competition over Central Asia, Russia, England, Britain, British Empire, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Barrington, Daines. The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted. . . . and on a North West Passage (by Mark Beaufoy). London: T.&J. Allman; New York: James Eastburn, 1818, xxiv, 258 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Barrow, John (Sir). A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions (1818): Undertaken Chiefly for Discovering a North-East, Northwest, or Polar Passage. . . . London: Murray; New York: Barnes & Noble, 1818, 1846, 1971, xiv, 530 pp. Intro: Christopher Lloyd.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Arctic; exploration; Northwest Passage; Royal Navy;
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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Barrow, John (Sir). The Geography of Hudson's Bay. . . . of Captain W. Coats. . . . 1727 and 1751. . . . and Voyage for the Discovery of the North-West Passage in HMS Furnace, in 1741-1742. Publications of the Hakluyt Society, 1 ser, vol. 11. London: HS, 1852. For Hakluyt Society.
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18th C. (1700-1799); exploration; Hakluyt Society publication; Northwest Passage; Royal Navy; ship; voyage;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Hakluyt Society publication, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, voyage, ship, boat, vessel, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Bell, Douglas Herbert. Elizabethan Seamen. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1936, ix, 322 pp. Emphasis on deeds; "Venturers All," North West Passage, Spanish Main, circumnavigation.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Admiralty; Anglo-Spanish; circumnavigation; colonialism; Drake, Francis; expansion; exploration; leadership; navigation; Northwest Passage; Raleigh, Walter; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , circumnavigation, circumnavigate, around the world, round the world , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , colonialism, colony, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Drake, Francis, Raleigh, Walter, Sir Walter Ralegh
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Berton, Pierre. The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909. New York: Viking; Toronto: McClelland & Stewart; London: Penguin, 1988, 1989, 1990, xii, 672 pp. Included extensive coverage, 3 voyages of John Franklin, plus "the Great Search."
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; Northwest Passage;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin
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Best, George. The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher in Search of a Passage to Cathay and India by the North-West, AD 1576-1578. 2 vols. London: Argonaut; Amsterdam: Israel; New York: Franklin, 1938, 1963, 1971, cxxxvi, 459 pp. Folio; ed: Vilhljalmur Stefansson; Frobisher, 1535-1594.
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16th C. (1500-1599); age of sail; exploration; Frobisher, Martin; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, age of sail, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Frobisher, Martin, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Bockstoce, John R., ed. The Journal of Rochfort Maguire, 1852-1854: Two Years at Point Barrow, Alaska aboard HMS Plover in the Search for Sir John Franklin. 2 vols. Publications of the Hakluyt Society, 2 ser, #s 169 & 170. London: HS, 1988, xiv, 584 pp. For Hakluyt Society.
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19th C. (1800-1899); exploration; Franklin, John; Hakluyt Society publication; navigation; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Hakluyt Society publication, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Bravo, Michael T. "Science and Discovery in the Admiralty Voyages to the Arctic Regions in Search of a North-West Passage (1815-1825)." D.Phil. diss, Cambridge, 1992.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Bray, Emile Frederic de. A Frenchman in Search of Franklin: De Bray's Arctic Journal, 1852-1854. Toronto: Toronto UP, 1992, xxii, 339 pp. 30 illustrations; ed & trans: William Barr; member of Belcher's Arctic expedition, HMS Resolution; in search of Franklin.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; memoir; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin
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Brown, John. A Sequel to the North-West Passage and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Fanklin: A Review. London: E. Stanford, 1860, 62 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); exploration; Franklin, John; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Brown, John. The North-West Passage: And the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin: A Review with Maps. London: E. Stanford, 1858, 1860, xiii, 463 pp. Brown, 1797-1858.
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19th C. (1800-1899); exploration; Franklin, John; Northwest Passage;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East
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Bryant, Anthony. The Man Who Ate His Boots. Noted as published in 2010; quest for North West Passage going on for 300 years, renewed on 19th century; British initiative; seen as "heroes"; 15 expeditions up to 1845, then Ffranklin; then, 11 years of search expeditions; all of Franklin died of scurvy; cannibalism.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; Northwest Passage; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, search for access to East, route to East, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |