Original Manuscripts of Captain William Edward Parry, volume 2
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.exploration.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/BL_Add_MS_42090 |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Description: Annotated and corrected manuscript draft of Parry's account of the British attempt to seek the Northwest Passage in 1821-1823. The volume, which covers the expedition's progress between March and September 1822, includes metrological charts, a vocabulary of 'Esquimaux' language, and notation of the music of indigenous people. The volume includes recollections of attempts to grow plants, scientific experiments, and relations with indigenous peoples, who created a number of 'charts' for the expedition. |
| General note | AMDigital Reference: Add MS 42090. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Original Manuscripts of Captain William Edward Parry, volume 2 1822. |
| Location of original | British Library |
| Copyright note | British Library |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource (viewed on May 28, 2018). |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |