This fascinating study uncovers the rich variety of Exploration texts flourishing before the Victorian equation of discovery with disaster: from the manuscript culture of secretive corporations like the Hudson\'s Bay Company, to the Admiralty and its illustrated books of naval science, to the Victorian popular exhibits of disaster relics..
This fascinating study uncovers the rich variety of Exploration texts flourishing before the Victorian equation of discovery with disaster: from the manuscript culture of secretive corporations like the Hudson\'s Bay Company, to the Admiralty and its illustrated books of naval science, to the Victorian popular exhibits of disaster relics.