[AMUNDSEN (Roald)]
The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon, of H.M.S. Hecla, during the recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry.
Lyon was commander of the Hecla on Parry’s second expedition attempting to discover a northwest passage. The party surveyed Repulse Bay, Fury, and Hecla Strait, and spent two winters in the Arctic, gathering a great mass of scientific information on the region. The work is particularly interesting for its wealth of information about the native peoples. “Almost the entire volume is devoted to the narration of the peculiarities of the Aborigines of the Arctic regions. Captain Lyon’s curiosity led him to observe with great attention, the habits of life, and traits of character of the different tribes of Esquimaux, which his humanity, and good management attracted to his winter quarters. They built their villages near his ships, and permitted a closer familiarity, than any other of the Arctic voyagers was able to attain. His narrative, therefore, abounds with incidents of their intercourse, and curious anecdotes of Esquimaux life” - Field.
TPL, 1289. Field, 961 (ref). Sabin, 42853.
