Journal article
Authors list: Schuster, Frank M.
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Polar Record: A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research
Volume number: 59
ISSN: 0032-2474
eISSN: 1475-3057
Open access status: Hybrid
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247423000311
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Abstract:
Much has been written about the so-called Franklin expedition (1845-), but not about the master mariners, who joined as "Greenland pilots," as experienced whaling masters on Royal Navy expeditions were usually called in the 19th century. Having been on Royal Navy expeditions to the Arctic before, Thomas Blanky, the ice master of HMS Terror, was mentioned here and there in contemporary sources. But who he was and how and why he joined the expedition are still widely unanswered questions, to be dealt with for the first time here.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Schuster, F. (2023) Thomas Blanky (1804-1848/51?), Polar Record: A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research, 59, Article e38. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247423000311
APA Citation style: Schuster, F. (2023). Thomas Blanky (1804-1848/51?). Polar Record: A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research. 59, Article e38. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247423000311
Keywords
Franklin Expedition; Sir John Franklin; Thomas Blanky (1804-1848/51?); Whaler