Narrative of the Arctic land expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River : and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years, 1833, 1834, and 1835 . NARRATIVE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MCUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER, ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN,in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835; BY CAPTAIN BACK, COMMANDER OF THE EXPEDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY A MAP AND PLATES. LONDON:JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. MDCCCXXXVI. London: Printed by A. Spottiswoodi , New-Street-Square. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF RIPON My Lord,Your Lordship was Secretary of Statefor the Colonies when the
Narrative of the Arctic land expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River : and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years, 1833, 1834, and 1835 . NARRATIVE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MCUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER, ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN,in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835; BY CAPTAIN BACK, COMMANDER OF THE EXPEDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY A MAP AND PLATES. LONDON:JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. MDCCCXXXVI. London: Printed by A. Spottiswoodi , New-Street-Square. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF RIPON My Lord,Your Lordship was Secretary of Statefor the Colonies when the Expeditionof which the following is the Narrativewas organised : and to your good Offices,and liberal Subscription in its favour, thesuccess of the project was at that timemainly due. I have ventured, in conse-quence, to dedicate to you the Volume:and am most happy in being thus enabledto express some part of the sincere respectwith which I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordships most obedient and very humble Servant, George Back. CONTENTS. Preliminary Chapter - - Page 1 CHAPTER I. Departure from England. — Arrival at Montreal. — Pre-paratinarrativeofarctic00back
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