Seek the frozen lands : Irish polar explorers 1740-1922
Nugent, Frank2013
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This book tells the story of a significant band of Irish explorers, navigators, cartographers, scientists, naval officers and seamen who have contributed to our knowledge of the polar regions of the world. These men made an important contribution to the science, maps and charts of the Arctic and Antarctic from the early nineteenth century until the early twentieth century, when the heroic age of exploration came to an end with the death of its most charismatic figure, Earnest Shackleton.
Main title:
Seek the frozen lands : Irish polar explorers 1740-1922 / Frank Nugent.
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Edition:
Revised edition.
Imprint:
Cork : The Collins Press, 2013.
Collation:
280 p. : ill.
Notes:
First published in hard cover 2003.Bibliography: p.259-263.
ISBN:
9781848891821 (pbk)
Dewey class:
919.8
Language:
English
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BRN:
1391267