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Arctic and whaling

Arctic

The RCMP schooner St Roch under Henry Larsen. Twice through the Northwest Passage and more.
Polar Route - North West passage | Pedersen / Flight
Walter Wellman's expedition to the North Pole | Adapted from a very detailed 1906 article in National Geographic
Nansen's proposal for the North Pole by airship | Adapted from a very detailed 1926 account
The Cutter Bear | Ships and the Sea, 1953; Northwward Ho! by Dr. G.A. Stansfield
The Cutter Bear | Sea Breezes, 1963; The end of the Bear
The Nancy Dawson belonging to Robert Shedden | Engaged in the search for Sir John Franklin, 1849

Icebreakers

Various icebreakers, 1916-1947 - design variations and progess (includes other icebreaking-capable vessels).
The Abegweit and the Rupertsland - new vessels for ice navigation in Canada, 1947
M.V. Abegweit Prince Edward Island Car Ferry by H.H German, M.E.I.C., German and Milne, Naval Architects

Journals

The Arctic | Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America
Searchable index of The Arctic vols. 1 to 49 in our collections

Whaling

Whaling, aboriginal exemptions | Written by Paul Adamthwaite, published by Chasse-Marée [French]
Yachting magazine
Watercolour by Fridtjof Nansen, from the first edition of Farthest North, 1897.

 



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