This illustration dates to 1912 and the caption reads: The Search for a North-west Passage: the Crews of Parry's Ships, the Hecla and Griper, Cutting Through the Ice for a Winter Harbour, 1819. Drawn by William Westall, A.R.A., after a sketch by Lieut. Beechey, a member of the expedition. Parry was an English explorer of the Arctic who was known for his 1819 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage. In 1827 he attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole.
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This illustration dates to 1912 and the caption reads: The Search for a North-west Passage: the Crews of Parry's Ships, the Hecla and Griper, Cutting Through the Ice for a Winter Harbour, 1819. Drawn by William Westall, A.R.A., after a sketch by Lieut. Beechey, a member of the expedition. Parry was an English explorer of the Arctic who was known for his 1819 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage. In 1827 he attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole.

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Arctic 1800s search for Northwest passage Parry ships william edward Parry Parry Channel English explorer British explorer William Westall Lieutenat Beechey Parry Beechey Parry Westall Winter Harbour Winter Harbor Parry Winter Harbor Parry Winter Harbour Hecla Parry Hecla Griper Parry Griper Parry Northwest Passage Parry Arctic North Pole Parry North Pole Arctic exploration age of exploration age of discovery exploring Arctic 1800s 1810s 1820s 19th century Arctic Arctic 1800s

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