Memoirs of Lieutenant Joseph René Bellot, with his Journal of a Voyage in the Polar Seas in Search of Sir John Franklin
2 Volume Set
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
- Author: Joseph René Bellot
- Date Published: May 2012
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- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108050067
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Joseph René Bellot (1826–53) was a French naval officer whose travels took him from Africa to the Arctic before his tragic death at the age of 27. In 1851 he joined a British expedition to search for the missing polar explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847), whose expedition to find the North-West Passage was last heard of in July 1845. Although the voyage was unsuccessful in its search, it explored previously unknown areas of the Arctic. Bellot kept extensive notes about his journey in this remote region; they originally appeared in French in 1854 and were translated into English in 1855 and published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains a biography of Bellot, who was regarded as a hero in both France and Britain, and the first part of his journal; Volume 2 describes surviving the Arctic winter, and inland expeditions by dog-sledge.
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- Date Published: May 2012
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108050067
- length: 814 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 141 x 48 mm
- weight: 1.14kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface
Journal of Joseph René Bellot. Volume 2: Journal of Joseph René Bellot
Notes and documents
The Bellot testimonial fund.
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