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Die Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-1874 : nebst einer Skizze der Zweiten Deutschen Nordpol-Expedition 1869-1870 und der Polar-Expedition von 1871

Title: Die Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-1874 : nebst einer Skizze der Zweiten Deutschen Nordpol-Expedition 1869-1870 und der Polar-Expedition von 1871 / von Julius Payer ; mit 146 Illustrationen und 3 Karten.
Author: Payer, Julius, 1841-1915
Publication: Wien : Alfred Hölder, 1876.

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Description

CVI, 696 pages, III folded leaves of plates : illustrations, 3 maps, portraits; 23 cm

Summary

"Contains an introduction describing the character, formation, appearance and behavior of the ice of the Arctic Ocean; navigational methods, problems of routes to, and historical material on the North Pole; and notes on equipment for Arctic expeditions. Narrative of the voyage from Norway to the waters northwest of Novaya Zemlya, the drift in the ice, Aug. 1872-Mar. 1874, the discovery and exploration by sledge of Franz Josef Land, including chapters on auroras, the technique of sledge travel and the effect of cold on the men. Account of the abandonment of the ship, Mar. 1874, and of the return by sledge and boat, May-Sept. 1874, via Novaya Zemlya to Vardø. Brief account (p. 659-96) of the voyage of the Isbjørn, June-Oct. 1871, which served as a preliminary expedition"--Arctic bibliography.

Subject

Note

Author was one of the commanders, with Karl Weyprecht, of the 1871 and 1872-1874 expeditions.
The illustrations are chiefly woodcuts after drawings by the author.
A portfolio of photographic reproductions of paintings by A. Obermüllner after twelve of Payer's drawings was published under the title: Die Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition 1872-1874 (München, Berlin & London : Friedr. Bruckmann's Verlag ; Wien : G. Capellen, [1875]); accompanying explanatory letterpress by Payer. Also issued with explanatory letterpress in English under the title: The Austro-Hungarian (Payer-Wayprecht) North-Pole Expedition (London : Frederick Bruckmann, 1875).
"Die meteorologischen Beobachtungen": pages 372-376.
"Die Zweite Deutsche Nordpol-Expedition, 1869-1870": pages 459-655.
"Die Polar-Expedition von 1871": pages 657-696 (describes a preliminary expedition led by Payer and Weyprecht to the Barents Sea in the summer of 1871).

Indexed In (note)

Arctic bibliography

Binding (note)

Issued in publisher's brown textured cloth, stamped in gold and black.

Call Number

JQE 19-241

LCCN

00160600

OCLC

10857332

Author

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

Title

Die Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-1874 : nebst einer Skizze der Zweiten Deutschen Nordpol-Expedition 1869-1870 und der Polar-Expedition von 1871 / von Julius Payer ; mit 146 Illustrationen und 3 Karten.

Publisher

Wien : Alfred Hölder, 1876.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

Arctic bibliography, v. 2 (1953), page 1965, entry 13204

Binding

Issued in publisher's brown textured cloth, stamped in gold and black.

Other Form:

Online version: Payer, Julius, 1841-1915. Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition in den Jahren 1872-1874. Wien : Alfred Hölder, 1876 (OCoLC)680447822

Related To

Complemented by (work): Obermüllner, Adolf, 1833-1898. Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Nordpol-Expedition 1872-1874. München, Berlin & London : Friedr. Bruckmann's Verlag ; Wien : G. Capellen, [1875] (OCoLC)82442164

Research Call Number

JQE 19-241

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