| Description | Murchison correspondence: letter from Augustus PETERMANN, Gotha, 9 Feb 1865. Entitled 'The Expedition to the North Pole'. Re: advocating the Spitsbergen route to the North Pole rather than Smith Sound, in response to a paper by Captain Osborn in the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society. Long and detailed argument, with references, pointing out that the Spitsbergen route is closer to Britain, wider, and freer of ice. Uses evidence from Antarctic exploration. |