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Sir George Back (born November 1796, Stockport, Cheshire, Eng.—died June 23, 1878, London) was a naval officer who helped to trace the Arctic coastline of North America. He twice accompanied the British explorer John Franklin to Canada’s Northwest Territories (1819–22 and 1825–27) and later conducted two expeditions of his own to the ...
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18 de dez. de 2007 · Sir George Back, arctic explorer, naval officer, artist (b at Stockport, Eng 6 Nov 1796; d at London, Eng 23 June 1878). Back made his first voyage N in 1818 and thereafter spent much of his life exploring the Arctic. He was stationed in Halifax in 1814 and accompanied Lt John FRANKLIN to the Coppermine R in 1819.
Biography – BACK, Sir GEORGE – Volume X (1871-1880) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Source: Link. BACK, Sir GEORGE, naval officer, Arctic explorer, and artist; b. 6 Nov. 1796 in Stockport, England, second son of John and Ann Back; d. 23 June 1878 in London. The heroic exploits of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars stimulated ...
15 de abr. de 2020 · Sir George Back (1796–1878) was a British Royal Navy officer renowned for his role in exploring the Arctic coastline of North America. He was also considered one of the most original and interesting of the British topographical artists to work in Canada.
Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Back, Sir George. views 2,664,429 updated. Sir George Back, 1796–1878, British explorer in N Canada. He accompanied Sir John Franklin on arctic expeditions in 1818, 1819–22, and 1824–27.
15 de abr. de 2020 · A portrait of George Back depicts the naval officer as an artist who undertook four exploratory journeys to the Arctic, two with John Franklin, and recorded the vistas of the dramatic northern landscape.
