Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west pas...
Parry R. N. F. R. S., William Edward![Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the atlantic to the pacific, performed in the years 1819-20, in his majesty's ships hecla and griper (OFF MINT)](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/217/21768346/CHSBZCOP0321768346.jpg)
This was the first of three expeditions by Parry for the purpose of discovering a route from Greenland to the Bering Strait - the so called 'Northwest Passage' and he achieved a good part of this on the voyage in 1819-20. Travelling in the ships HMS Hecla and HMS Griper, Parry was able to map large parts of the coastline on this, his most successful expedition, gaining significant renown as a result. Apart from contributing significantly to th...