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Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) was a British Admiral and Arctic explorer. He joined the Royal Navy at fifteen and after postings in China, the Mediterranean and Australia he was promoted to Commander in 1872. For the next six years he took part in Arctic exploration, later writing fascinating accounts of his experiences. He was appointed as Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria in 1888, and in 1903 he received a knighthood and was promoted to admiral. Published in 1878, this is the first
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- Author
- Albert Hastings Markham, Sir
- Publisher
- publisher not identified, Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781108041492
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Literary Collections, Nature
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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