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

Аннотация

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.