The Drawings and Watercolours By Rear Admiral Frederick William Beechey, F.R.S., P.R.G.S. (1796-1856) In The Collection of The Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary

Authors

  • Sonia S. Bershad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2551

Keywords:

Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856

Abstract

Presents a biography of Frederick Beechy including a discussion of his contributions to the scientific observation of the Arctic. An illustrated catalogue of Beechy's drawings and watercolours is accompanied by matching descriptive excerpts from rare expedition narratives.

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Published

1980-01-01

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 1 (1980): March: 1–220

Section

Articles