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New lands within the Arctic Circle : narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff," in the years 1872-1874
- Title
- New lands within the Arctic Circle : narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff," in the years 1872-1874 / by Julius Payer, one of the commanders of the expedition ; with maps and numerous illustrations from drawings by the author ; translated from the German, with the author's approbation.
- Author
- Payer, Julius, 1841-1915
- Publication
- New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1877.
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- Description
- xxiv, 399 pages : 93 illustrations (1 color), 2 maps; 22 cm
- Summary
- Translation, with some alterations in arrangement and omissions, of Payer's Die Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-74 (Wien : Alfred Hölder, 1876).
- Payer and Karl Weyprecht were the commanders of the Austro-Hungarian North-Polar Expedition described here; also includes material on a preliminary expedition by Payer and Weyprecht to the Barents Sea in the summer of 1871.
- Uniform Title
- Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-1874. English
- Alternative Title
- Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-1874.
- Subjects
- Payer, Julius, 1841-1915 > Travel > Arctic regions
- Northeast Passage > Discovery and exploration > Austrian
- Franz Josef Land (Russia) > Discovery and exploration > Austrian
- Barents Sea > Discovery and exploration > Austrian
- Admiral Tegetthoff (Ship)
- Weyprecht, Karl, 1838-1881 > Travel > Arctic regions
- Österreichisch-Ungarische Polarexpedition (1872-1874)
- Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > Austrian
- Shipwreck survival > Arctic regions
- Novai͡a Zemli͡a (Russia) > Discovery and exploration > Austrian
- Meteorology > Research > Arctic regions
- Geophysics > Arctic regions
- Note
- Translation previously published: London : Macmillan and Co., 1876.
- Frontispiece: color lithograph with caption: "Twilght at midday, February 1874" (in London edition, signed: Cooper & Hodson, lith.). 2 double-page maps.
- "Appendix. I. Meterological observations ... II. Direction and force of the wind, from observations on board the Tegetthoff": pages 391-394.
- Includes index.
- Indexed In (note)
- Arctic bibliography
- Provenance (note)
- "Astor Library, New-York, May 5, 1877"--Stamp on title page verso.
- Call Number
- KBX (Payer, J. New lands within the Arctic circle)
- LCCN
- 16025754
- OCLC
- 1986406
- Author
- Payer, Julius, 1841-1915, author, illustrator.
- Title
- New lands within the Arctic Circle : narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff," in the years 1872-1874 / by Julius Payer, one of the commanders of the expedition ; with maps and numerous illustrations from drawings by the author ; translated from the German, with the author's approbation.
- Publisher
- New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1877.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Indexed In:
- Arctic bibliography, v. 2 (1953), page 1965, entry 13202
- Provenance
- "Astor Library, New-York, May 5, 1877"--Stamp on title page verso. NN
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- Other Form:
- Online version: Payer, Julius, 1841-1915. Österreichisch-ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-1874. English. New lands within the Arctic circle. New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1877 (OCoLC)578391840
- Research Call Number
- KBX (Payer, J. New lands within the Arctic circle)