Farthest North - Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 - Vol. I

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Farthest North, by Fridtjof NansenThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Farthest NorthBeing the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896Author: Fridtjof NansenContributor: Otto SverdrupRelease Date: October 7, 2009 [EBook #30197]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FARTHEST NORTH ***Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/Original Title Page.Farthest NorthBeing the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of theShip “Fram” 1893–96 and of a Fifteen Months’Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. JohansenBy Dr. Fridtjof NansenWith an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the FramAbout 120 Full-page and Numerous Text Illustrations 16 Colored Platesin Facsimile from Dr. Nansen’s Own Sketches, Etched Portrait, andPhotogravuresIn two volumesVol. I.New York and LondonHarper & Brothers PublishersEtched frontispiece of Fridtjof Nansen.Copyright, 1897, by Harper & Brothers.All rights reserved.TOHERWHO CHRISTENED THE SHIPANDHAD THE COURAGE TO REMAIN BEHINDContents of Vol. I.Chap. PageI. Introduction 1II. Preparations and Equipment 54III. The Start 81IV. Farewell To Norway 104V. Voyage Through the Kara Sea ...