A history of Arctic exploration : discovery, adventure and endurance at the top of the world
Matti Lainema (Author), Juha Nurminen (Author), John Nurmisen säätiö.
"Documenting more than 2,500 years of Arctic exploration, from the earliest seafarers of antiquity and the great naval and mercantile voyages in search of the Northwest and Northeast Passages, to the conquest of the North Pole and even beyond ... the definitive account of expeditions made throughout the great northern polar expanse ... brings together the major explorers from both East and West ... Drawing on many previously unseen charts, artwork and maps from major European museums, the extensive holdings of the Nurminen Foundation, as well as private collections and archives ... reveals how this remote region was gradually explored and charted ... Key figures such as Barents, Franklin, Nordenskiöld, Peary, Nansen, Stefansson and Amundsen are discussed in depth, together with an evaluation of their achievements"--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2009, ©2001
Conway ; Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling, London, New York, 2009, ©2001
Nonfiction
349 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 35 cm
9781844860692, 1844860698
360145035
Pytheas: pioneer or storyteller?
The indigenous peoples of the Arctic: the real conquerors of the Polar Circle
The Vikings: pioneers of exploration
Exploring for trade, gold and power
The Russians are coming
Whaling in the service of Arctic science
Trading posts and expeditions into the interior
East and West meet in Alaska
The Royal Navy sails to the Arctic ocean
Franklin and the mystery of the Northwest Passage
The race for the North Pole
Darkness falls on the North Pole
The return of the Vikings
"First published in 2001 as Ultime Thule by John Nurminen Foundation"--Title page verso