Research Catalog

Title

The German Arctic expedition of 1869-70, and narrative of the wreck of the "Hansa" in the ice / by Captain Koldewey, commander of the expedition, assisted by members of the scientific staff ; with numerous woodcuts, two coloured maps, two portraits on steel, and four chromo lithographic illustrations ; translated and abridged by the Rev. L. Mercier, M.A., Oxon., and edited by H.W. Bates, F.L.S., assistant secretary, Royal Geographical Society.

Author

Deutsche Nordpolar-Expedition (2nd : 1869-1870)

Publication

• London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street, 1874.
• London : Gilbert and Rivington, printers, St. John's Square

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Additional Authors

• Koldewey, Karl, 1837-1908
• Hegemann, Friedrich, 1836-1913
• Pansch, Adolf, 1841-1887
• Laube, Gustav, 1839-1923
• Hildebrandt, Richard, 1843-1911
• Copeland, Ralph, 1837-1905
• Payer, Julius, 1841-1915
• Börgen, Carl, 1843-1909
• Strassberger, Bruno Heinrich, 1832-1910
• Toller, Albert August, 1825-1898
• Mercier, Lewis Page, 1820-1875
• Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892
• Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, publisher.
• Gilbert & Rivington, printer.
• F.A. Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig, printer of plates.

Description

viii, 590 p., [32] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps, plan; 25 cm

Summary

A detailed account of the voyage of the expedition ships Germania and Hansa, the wreck of the Hansa in the ice, sled journeys and observations of natural phenomena in Greenland.

Uniform Title

Zweite deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in den Jahren 1869 und 1870 unter Führung des Kapitän Karl Koldewey. 1. Bd, Erzählender Theil. English

Alternative Title

Zweite deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in den Jahren 1869 und 1870 unter Führung des Kapitän Karl Koldewey. 1. Bd, Erzählender Theil.

Subject

• Germania (Schooner)
• Hansa (Schooner)
• Hansa (Ship)
• Deutsche Nordpolar-Expedition 1869-1870)
• Shipwreck survival > Arctic regions
• Discovery and exploration, German
• Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > German
• Greenland > Discovery and exploration > German
• Arctique > Découverte et exploration allemandes
• Arctic Regions

Genre/Form

Publishers' cloth bindings.

Note

• Authors, pt. 1: Karl Koldewey, expedition commander and captain of the Germania; Friedrich Hegemann, captain of the Hansa; Adolf Pansch, on the Germania; Gustav Laube and Richard Hildebrandt, on the Hansa; pt. 2: Karl Koldewey, Adolf Pansch, R. Copeland, Julius Payer and Carl Börgen, on the Germania.
• Abridged translation of v. 1 ("Erzählender Theil") of Die Zweite Deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in den Jahren 1869 und 1870 unter Führung des Kapitän Karl Koldewey (Leipzig : F.A. Brockhaus, 1873-1874), the official report of the 2nd German North Polar Expedition; omits contribution by Konrad Maurer, "Geschichte der Entdeckung Ostgrönlands."
• Most of the illustrations are based on sketches by expedition members Julius Payer, Richard Hildebrandt, Adolf Pansch and Gustav Laube; see "Vorwort der Redaction" (v. 1, page XII) in the German edition. Designers of woodcuts include B. Strassburger and A. Toller; printing of woodcuts by F.A. Brockhaus Xylographische Anstalt.
• Includes index.

Contents

Joint passage of the two ships, and voyage of the Hansa -- Voyage of the Germania.

Call Number

KBV (Koldewey, K. C. German Arctic expedition)

LCCN

05024108

OCLC

5207882

Conference

Deutsche Nordpolar-Expedition (2nd : 1869-1870)

Title

The German Arctic expedition of 1869-70, and narrative of the wreck of the "Hansa" in the ice / by Captain Koldewey, commander of the expedition, assisted by members of the scientific staff ; with numerous woodcuts, two coloured maps, two portraits on steel, and four chromo lithographic illustrations ; translated and abridged by the Rev. L. Mercier, M.A., Oxon., and edited by H.W. Bates, F.L.S., assistant secretary, Royal Geographical Society.

Publisher

London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street, 1874.

Manufacturer

London : Gilbert and Rivington, printers, St. John's Square

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

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Full text available via HathiTrust

Added Author

Koldewey, Karl, 1837-1908, author.

Hegemann, Friedrich, 1836-1913, author.

Pansch, Adolf, 1841-1887, author, illustrator.

Laube, Gustav, 1839-1923, author, illustrator.

Hildebrandt, Richard, 1843-1911, author, illustrator.

Copeland, Ralph, 1837-1905, author.

Payer, Julius, 1841-1915, author, illustrator, cartographer.

Börgen, Carl, 1843-1909, author.

Strassberger, Bruno Heinrich, 1832-1910, illustrator.

Toller, Albert August, 1825-1898, illustrator.

Mercier, Lewis Page, 1820-1875, translator.

Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892, editor.

Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, publisher.

Gilbert & Rivington, printer.

F.A. Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig, printer of plates.

Other Form:

Online version: Deutsche Nordpolar-Expedition (2nd : 1869-1870). Zweite deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in den Jahren 1869 und 1870 unter Führung des Kapitän Karl Koldewey. 1. Bd., Erzählender Theil. English. German Arctic expedition of 1869-70. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1874 (OCoLC)578754336

Research Call Number

KBV (Koldewey, K. C. German Arctic expedition)