 | To the Arctic by Canoe 1819-1821: The Journal and Paintings of Robert Hood, Midshipman with Franklin Subjects: Hood Robert 1797–1821 -- Journeys -- Northwest Territories; Northwest Territories -- Description and travel; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British; Natural history -- Northwest Territories; To the Arctic by Canoe records the experiences of a remarkable young adventurer during the first overland Arctic expedition led by Sir John Franklin. This expedition was the first to travel the northern coast of North America's Arctic; in two birch-bark canoes the party surveyed no less than 675 miles of Arctic coastline. |
