Ebook: The Arctic : enigmas and myths
- Tags: Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- History. Arctic regions -- Description and travel. Arctique -- Découverte et exploration -- Histoire. Arctique -- Descriptions et voyages. Discoveries in geography. Travel. Arctic Regions.
- Year: 1996
- Publisher: Dundurn Press
- City: Arctic regions, Arctique, Toronto Ont., Arctic Regions
- Language: English
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This book seeks to provide illustrations of Artic mysteries and fictions which often occur as a result of misconceptions of Artic geography. The chapters are extremely varied in subject matter, and conclusions are in the domain of speculation. The book begins with very early examples of northern travels starting with the probable adventures of Pytheas the Greek, Brendan the Irish monk and the four medieval odysseys Read more...
Abstract: This book seeks to provide illustrations of Artic mysteries and fictions which often occur as a result of misconceptions of Artic geography. The chapters are extremely varied in subject matter, and conclusions are in the domain of speculation. The book begins with very early examples of northern travels starting with the probable adventures of Pytheas the Greek, Brendan the Irish monk and the four medieval odysseys of Adam of Bremen, Nicolas of Lynn, Prince Henry Sinclair and Zeno of Venice. No account of polar enigmas would be complete without reference to the Franklin expedition, the possible