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Title	A diary kept while with the Peary Arctic expedition of 1896
Author	Hoppin, B. (Benjamin), 1851-1923
Publisher	s.n.
Place of Publication	[New Haven, Conn.?]
Date	[1897?]
Description	Hoppkins was a mineralogist who accompanied Peary on his 1896 Arctic expedition, the aim of which was to search for minerals, fossils, a previously seen meteorite, and to visit Greenland. The ship used on the voyage was the Hope, sailing out of St. John's under Commander Peary and Captain John Bartlett of Brigus, with several experts from different fields and a crew also comprised mainly of Newfoundlanders.
Subject	Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 Hoppin, B. (Benjamin),1851-1923--Diaries Arctic regions Peary Arctic Expedition (1896)
Physical Description	83 p., [1] p. of plates : map
Note	Autographed by the author. -- Errata listed on p. [82]-83.
Location	Arctic regions
Local Call Number	G 670 1896 P6 1897 c.3
Type	Text
Resource Type	Book
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Record Number	CNS-B0477
Collection	Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books
Repository	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies
Language	Eng
Source	Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies
PDF File	(10.66MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/ADiaryKeptWhileWithPearyArcticExpedition1896.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	119535.cpd