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Shipwreck at Cape Flora : the expeditions of Benjamin Leigh Smith, England's forgotten Arctic explorer / P.J. Capelotti.

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"Benjamin Leigh Smith discovered and named dozens of islands in the Arctic but published no account of his pioneering explorations. He refused public accolades and sent stand-ins to deliver the results of his work to scientific societies. Yet, the Royal Geographic Society's Sir Clements R....

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Capelotti, P. J. (Peter Joseph), 1960-
Corporate Author: Arctic Institute of North America
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Calgary [Alta.] : University of Calgary Press, ©2013
Series:Northern lights series ; 16.
Subjects:
Smith, Benjamin Leigh, > 1828-1913.
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > British > History > 19th century.
Smith, Benjamin Leigh, > 1828-1913
Discoveries in geography > British.
Explorers.
Arctic Regions.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Benjamin Leigh Smith and His Times, 1828-1871
  • 2. Expedition One: Svalbard, 1871
  • 3. Expedition Two: Jan Mayen and Svalbard, 1872 4. Expedition Three: Svalbard, 1873
  • 5. The Awakening to a New Life, 1874-1879
  • 6 Expedition Four: Franz Josef Land, 1880
  • 7. Expedition Five: Franz Josef Land, 1881-1882
  • 8. Benjamin Leigh Smith and His Times, 1883-1913.

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