Arctic Exploration in Frankenstien

By vinny

  • William Scoresby publishes "The Polar Ice"

    He argues that the polar ice cap is nearing its lowest extent in fifty years.

  • Sir John Barrow + Scoresby plan to lead expedidtion to pole

    Sir John Barrow, having read Scoresby's book, urges that Britain, flush with victory in the Napoleonic Wars, send her ships to discover the Pole or the North-West Passage. Scoresby volunteers to lead such an expedition, but is turned down by the officious Barrow.