A journal of a voyage of discovery to the arctic regions : in His Majesty's ships Hecla and Griper, in the years 1819 &amp; 1820 /

Fisher, Alexander J.

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“…This play featured the officers William Harvey Hooper and James Clark Ross as ‘Susan’ and ‘Poll’ respectively, in a patriotic and morale-boosting story of an expedition which achieved the northwest passage. On the one hand the play ‘made the time pass very cheerfully’ (Fisher 1821: 163), but on the other hand it acted as a wish-fulfilment, a validation of national purpose and a consoling representation of home-coming (Claustre 1982).…”

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“…For some, such as the American polar explorer Adolphus Greely, the shortest day of the year was ‘a source of blessing and relief’ and a sign that the winter twilight would soon face the return of the sun (Greely 1886, 1: 170). Lanterns were the typical light source on the over-wintering ship, and wax candles were always in short supply (Fisher 1821: 143). For instance, the lack of light during the winter was a concern for Hans Hendrik, a Christian Greenlander and veteran hunter with successive Arctic expeditions.…”

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“…Commanding officers knew the key to a successful polar winter was maintaining the psychological well-being of the crew during a period that was ‘barren of events’ (Fisher 1821: 163). For instance, Edward Belcher, commander of the largest expedition sent in search of the missing Sir John Franklin (1852–1854), believed that without the ‘wonderful influence of the sun's rays’ nothing but ‘determination, and a thorough conviction of the paramount necessity of exertion, will sustain a man in sound health’ (Belcher 1855, II: 105).…”

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Christmas at the Poles: emotions, food, and festivities on polar expeditions, 1818–1912

McCorristine

Mocellin²

2016

Polar Record

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In this article we survey descriptions of Christmas celebrations contained in the diaries and narratives of polar explorers (mostly British) from 1818 to 1912. We find that Christmas was a time almost universally associated with the display of positive emotions, although this was in the context of increased amounts of stress associated with the challenges of over-wintering at high latitudes. Firstly, we argue that Christmas was crucial to the well-being of expedition participants because it opened emotional channels that enabled them to cope with stress. Secondly, we argue that Christmas revealed a play space in which certain types of normally deviant behaviour were welcomed. Thirdly, we argue that Christmas was a major nutritional event for over-wintering crew members, satisfying a need for calories that was rarely met in the everyday rations.

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Section: The Psychology Of Over-winteringmentioning

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Section: The Psychology Of Over-winteringmentioning

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Christmas at the Poles: emotions, food, and festivities on polar expeditions, 1818–1912

McCorristine

Mocellin²

2016

Polar Record

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“…If the engraving in the journal is the source, then the Crosthwaite portrait post dates its publication in February 1821. Parry's 1819–1820 expedition was widely reported, and best selling narrative accounts were published during 1821 (Fisher 1821; Parry 1821). Cartmell could have read an account in The European Magazine and London Review issue of January 1821 ( The European Magazine and London Review 1821a: 45–47).…”

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The painting of the Arctic explorer Captain W. E. Parry (1790–1855) at Crosthwaite, near Kendal, Cumbria

Dávid¹

2009

Polar Record

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Research following the discovery of a picture of William Edward Parry painted onto wooden boards in the stairwell of a house in Cumbria, has resulted in the identification of the probable artist. It has also been possible to show that this painting was a copy of an engraving of Parry that was published in The European Magazine and London Review, and which was based on a portrait by Samuel Drummond. It is suggested that the new picture was probably painted between 1821 and 1823, and the fact that it was painted in a small provincial community reflects the reach of the early nineteenth century media and the significance of the search for the northwest passage for the country at large.

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“…Indeed, Murray's principal concern resided in not being scooped by the earlier publication of other officers' journals. His fears were realized (Fisher, 1821) but, as had Bishop Douglas, Murray had the upper hand by having the official account from the commander himself. Though eager for any published account, the public showed patience for the official ones, which, because of charts and engravings as well as the necessity of passing muster before the Admiralty, always took some time to produce.…”

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From Exploration to Publication: The Evolution of a 19th-Century Arctic Narrative

MacLaren¹

1994

ARCTIC

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Relations between explorers of early Canada and their English publishers are sufficiently complex as to call into question the customary straightforward equation that readers draw between explorers' eyewitness experiences and the narrative account of them, issued some time after their return to England. Captain Cook's first published narrative is the notorious case in point. Narratives of exploration played important roles in the establishment of imperial claims. The case of the publishing house of John Murray, good friend of Sir John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty for much of the early 19th century, offers an examination of much of the discursive shaping of the Canadian Arctic during the British Navy's search for a Northwest Passage. Archival materials pertaining to two of Murray's books, from John Franklin's first Arctic Land Expedition (1819-22) and from George Back's voyage to Hudson Bay (1836-37), place on view the process by which narratives of exploration evolved through the authorization of them by the Admiralty (Sir John Barrow) and the preparation of them by a publisher (John Murray) into published commodities.

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A journal of a voyage of discovery to the arctic regions : in His Majesty's ships Hecla and Griper, in the years 1819 & 1820 /

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Christmas at the Poles: emotions, food, and festivities on polar expeditions, 1818–1912

Christmas at the Poles: emotions, food, and festivities on polar expeditions, 1818–1912

The painting of the Arctic explorer Captain W. E. Parry (1790–1855) at Crosthwaite, near Kendal, Cumbria

From Exploration to Publication: The Evolution of a 19th-Century Arctic Narrative

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