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- John Rae, Orkneyman and seasoned wilderness traveller, had qualified as a surgeon in Edinburgh in 1832, aged only 19; he had seen virtually all the ailments and injuries that were likely to afflict people in the inhospitable environment of the Arctic.
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John Rae FRS FRGS (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᓘᑲ, ; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage. Rae explored the Gulf of Boothia, northwest of the Hudson Bay, from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic coast near Victoria Island from
John Rae, Orkneyman and seasoned wilderness traveller, had qualified as a surgeon in Edinburgh in 1832, aged only 19; he had seen virtually all the ailments and injuries that were likely to afflict people in the inhospitable environment of the Arctic.
The Hudson’s Bay Company Governor-in-Chief, Sir George Simpson, identified Rae as the man to finish the mapping of the Arctic coast. Receiving training as a surveyor meant a 1,200 mile walk on snow-shoes before finally reaching his tutor.
Orkney's Dr John Rae was one of the greatest Arctic explorers. His willingness to learn from the Inuit and First Nations people made him successful ... and highly unusual amidst Victorian England's prejudice and racial arrogance.
First Arctic expedition 1846-1847. Rae travelled first to Repulse Bay. On advice from the Inuit, from here he planned to travel 40 miles across the base of Melville Peninsula to Committee Bay. But as weather conditions were poor, he decided to winter at Repulse Bay.
Oct 6, 2023 · The younger John Rae grew up to become one of the most accomplished Arctic explorers, travelling thousands of miles on foot and by boat through uncharted regions of lakes, forests and tundra on the North American continent.
A four-man team is to retrace a famous journey by Orkney's 19th Century Arctic explorer Dr John Rae. Born in 1813, Dr Rae signed up with the Hudson's Bay Company - when the fur trade in Canada...
