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Ice: A Victorian Romance URL: http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/ice/index.shtml Description: Companion to an exhibition of rare books and journals commemorating the British "infatuation with the Arctic," which began in 1818 "with the Admiralty trying to find an outlet for naval officers and seamen who had been idled by the end of the Napoleonic wars." The online exhibit features annotated images on topics such as initial encounters, private ventures, and voyages to Antarctica. From the Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, Missouri. LII Topics: Polar Regions, Regions of the World Author: Ashworth, William B., Jr, Publisher: Linda Hall Library Extra Keywords John Franklin polar glacial theory LII Database Information: Record 27084 created by Maria Brandt on 11/02/2008 Last modification on 12/08/2008 Published: 12/18/2008 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27084 |
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