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Name HMS Alert, 1856-1894

1. Add MS 89230/2

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Title:
Expedition journals: British Arctic Expedition
Scope & Content:
Autograph journals kept by Commander Albert Hasting Markham, Captain of HMS Alert and second-in-command of the British Arctic Expedition. The journals document Markham's time on the Alert, and record the sledging journey during which he obtained the record of farthest North. The journals conta...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1875-1876
Extent:
2 volumes plus 3 photographs

2. Add MS 89230/4

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Title:
Expedition journal: Hudson's Bay
Scope & Content:
Markham's manuscript journal of his journey on board the Alert, and subsequent journey from York Factory to Winnipeg via canoe. The Alert was surveying Hudson's Bay on behalf of the Government of Canada, to establish whether the Hudson Strait was open to navigation for a sufficiently long period...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1886
Extent:
1 volume, plus numerous inserts (183 folios)

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