Bøger af Richard Collinson

The Journal of H.M.S. Enterprise is a captivating account of the voyage to the Bering Strait and the search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. The expedition, led by Collinson, was the first to successfully navigate through the Strait. The journal provides a detailed portrait of the daily life of the crew and the challenges they faced on their journey. This historical account is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of exploration and the quest for discovery.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This account of Frobisher's voyages in search of the North-West Passage in the sixteenth century was compiled in 1867 from the first edition of Hakluyt's Voyages (1589) with additional manuscript documents. The southern areas of the New World having been claimed by Spain and Portugal, British and Dutch sailors took the lead in exploring the North Atlantic, both in search of profit from the lands first discovered by Cabot in 1500, but also in an effort to find an alternative route to the East.

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The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher: In Search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the Northwest, 1576-1578 is a historical account of the three voyages undertaken by English explorer Martin Frobisher in the late 16th century. The book is written by Richard Collinson and provides a detailed description of Frobisher's attempts to find a new trade route to India and Cathaia (China) by sailing through the Arctic waters of North America. The book begins by providing background information on Frobisher's life and his motivations for undertaking these voyages. It then delves into the details of each of the three expeditions, including the ships used, the crew members, the challenges faced, and the discoveries made. The book also explores the political and economic factors that influenced Frobisher's voyages, including the rivalry between England and Spain, and the desire for new trade routes to bypass Portuguese control of existing routes.Throughout the book, Collinson draws on a variety of primary sources, including Frobisher's own journals and letters, to provide a vivid and engaging account of these historic voyages. He also provides context and analysis to help readers understand the significance of Frobisher's expeditions in the broader history of European exploration and colonization.Overall, The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher: In Search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the Northwest, 1576-1578 is a comprehensive and well-researched account of one of the most important early attempts to find a new trade route to Asia. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the history of exploration, trade, and colonization in the early modern period.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Published posthumously in 1889, this journal records the 1850-5 expedition undertaken by naval officer and navigator Sir Richard Collinson (1811-83) to attempt to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin's expedition by entering the hypothetical North-West Passage from the 'other side', via Bering Strait. Franklin, the famous Polar explorer, disappeared on an expedition to discover the Passage in 1845, and no fewer than thirty attempts were made between 1847 and 1859 to investigate what had happened to his 129-strong party. Collinson set out in command of HMS Enterprise in 1850, and his ship, which passed three successive winters in the Arctic, came closest to the place where Franklin's expedition was believed to have ended. Collinson was awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1858 for making a significant contribution to the geographical knowledge of the area, and he was knighted in 1875.

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