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Historical atlas of the Arctic
An atlas presenting five centuries of polar exploration and mapping, from the first-ever print map of the region (Mercator, 1595) to contemporary mapping of the ocean depths using multibeam bathymetry.
Subjects: Cartography, Discovery, Exploration, History, Atlas
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- Printed document
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- Print Document
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Illustrations taken from Quebec periodicals: expeditions in the arctic archipelago (BAnQ)
Dating from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, these illustrations taken from Quebec periodicals shed light on the wave of expeditions devoted to reaching the northern summit with a view to claiming sovereignty over the North Pole. There are old engravings of the ship Fram on which the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen made the first transpolar drift, an image illustrating the departure of Captain J. E. Bernier during his Canadian boreal expedition, etc.
Subjects: Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelago, Exploration, Canadian arctic
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
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- Natural Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
L’appel de l’Arctique
In this travelogue with a preface by Jean Malaurie, Jean-Marc Huguet, Doctor of Education, travels through the territories of the Great North, the lands of Ellesmere, Baffin, Greenland and Svalbard, regions that compel the traveller to cast his gaze far and wide. (Jean-Marc Huguet, Paris, Harmattan, 2010, 167 p.)
Subjects: Culture, Exploration
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- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Reserved Access
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- BAnQ Subscribers
- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Le(s) Nord(s) imaginaire(s)
A collection of essays offering an international perspective on the idea of the North in literature and the arts. (Daniel Chartier, Montréal : Imaginaire/Nord, 2008, 335 p.)
Subjects: Discovery, Exploration, Imaginary North, Literature, Arts
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- Printed document
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- Print Document
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Narrative of a voyage to Hudson’s Bay in His Majesty’s ship Rosamond containing some account of the north-eastern coast of America and of the tribes inhabiting that remote region
An account of British Lieutenant Edward Chappell’s journey to Hudson Bay, published in 1817 and containing maps and illustrations. (Edward Chappell, London, J. Mawman, 1817, 279 p.)
Subjects: British expeditions, Exploration, History, Hudson Bay
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
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Photographs: Antarctica and expeditions of various explorers (BAnQ)
These photographs, which range from 1913 to 1941 and each of which is accompanied by a typed card describing the circumstances surrounding its creation, relate to the Antarctic frenzy that swept the world at the turn of the 20th century. Several photographs show the American expedition led by the United States Antarctic Service and coordinated by Admiral Richard E. Byrd during World War II. It includes photographs of Robert Falcon Scott’s 1910-1913 Southern Expedition, which was carried out for the purposes of scientific research and geographic explorations of the South Pole.
Subjects: South Pole, Environmental sciences, Environmental changes, Pack ice, Geosciences, Exploration, Sea ice
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences