No Man's Land de Martin Conway

No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country

Martin Conway

First published in 1906, this volume traces the history of Spitsbergen in the Svalbald archipelago, from its discovery by a Dutch explorer in 1596 to the beginning of its scientific exploration in the nineteenth century. The volume was written by Sir Martin Conway (later Baron Conway of Allington), and offers a chronological narrative of the island over the course of more than three centuries, during which time it was often the centre of conflicting interest among various countries. Included in the volume are numerous maps and illustrations, a list of the principal voyages to the island from 1847 to 1900, and a history of Spitsbergen nomenclature before the nineteenth century.

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Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. How Spitsbergen was discovered; 3. Walrus hunting and tentative expeditions; 4. The first hunting expedition to Spitsbergen; 5. The beginning of the Spitsbergen whale-fishery; 6. The troubles in 1613; 7. The events of 1614; 8. The method of the Bay fishery; 9. Troubles with the Dutch in 1617; 10. Troubles at Spitsbergen in 1618; 11. Progress of the whaling industry at Spitsbergen; 12. The final settlement of the Spitsbergen fishery; 13. The first wintering in Spitsbergen; 14. The culmination of the Bay fishery; 15. Smeerenburg's culmination; 16. The decline of English whaling; 17. Whalers' adventures; 18. Incidents of war and other events in Spitsbergen waters; 19. Russian trappers in Spitsbergen; 20. Tschitschagof's expeditions; 21. National expeditions to Spitsbergen; List of the principal voyages to Spitsbergen recorded from 1847 to 1900; Bibliography of the history and geography of Spitsbergen; The cartography of Spitsbergen; Chronological list of maps of Spitsbergen; History of Spitsbergen nomenclature before the nineteenth century; Index.

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Martin Conway was born and raised in North London. After more than two years of compulsory military service, he started a working life in insurance broking, married and raised a family. His innate creative flair was not given free rein until retirement when he became a self-taught sculptor. At the age of 86, he rekindled a passion for writing that he had had as a young man, and he set himself the task of writing at least 50 short stories.