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Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22
by Franklin, John, Captain R.N., F.R.S. (and Commander of the Expedition)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Rebound with the original marbled boards and new brown calf spines. The dedication page has been expertly repaired as well as on
- Seller
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Vol. I has a large partial coloured map as frontis and Vol. II has 3 large folding maps in the rear The record of Franklin's first Arctic expedition, fraught with hardship and tragedy, constitutes one of the classics in the annals of travel literature. In all, the party travelled 5,500 miles overland and with the aid of canoes, exploring the territory from York Factory to the mouth of the Coppermine River on Coronation Gulf, east along the Arctic coast as far as Point Turnagain, and back across the Barren Lands. Provisions were poor and scant, and on the return journey, many crew members died of cold and starvation; the young naval artist Robert Hood was murdered and another executed for the crime. The work also includes accounts by Richardson and Back of the last leg of the desperate journey across the Barren Lands. This edition omits the appendix on the natural history of the region and scientific observations on the aurora borealis and the magnetic needle. Arctic Bib. 5195. Sabin 25625. TPL 1249. Lande 1181-82. Peel 151n.
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- Bookseller
- Schooner Books Ltd
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47632
- Title
- Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22
- Author
- Franklin, John, Captain R.N., F.R.S. (and Commander of the Expedition)
- Format/Binding
- Later brown calf with marbled boards and gilt titles to spine
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
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About the Seller
Schooner Books Ltd
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
About Schooner Books Ltd
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