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1833 Leslie Discovery of Polar Seas Voyages Arctic
1833 Leslie Discovery of Polar Seas Voyages Arctic
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1833 Leslie Discovery of Polar Seas Voyages Arctic Eskimos Iceland Volcanoes



John Leslie’s ‘Narrative of Discovery in the Polar Seas’ is a rare, 19th-century account of successive voyages made to the Arctic Regions. In this work, Leslie describes the maritime and navigational foundation that English voyagers laid that brought English exploration to the height that it achieved. He carefully details various voyages, the discoveries made, notes of climate and weather phenomena, and adventure stories of whaling and perils of shipwrecks.



Other notable topics include:

Colonization of Iceland, Zeni people in Greenland

Accounts of 4th-century BC explorer Pytheas

William Barentsz voyages

Martin Frobisher voyages

Ross and Parry expeditions

Eskimo encounters; Eskimo kayaks; narwhal hunting

Arctic geology, volcanoes and arctic hot springs



This famous work was published by and included in the Harper Family Library



Item number: #6407

Price: $350



LESLIE, John



Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history and an account of the whale-fishery – Harper’s Family Library no. XIV



New-York : Printed by J. & J. Harper, no. 82 Cliff-Street, 1833.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

373, [2]

Illustrated with 5 engravings

References: Sabin 40201

Language: English

Binding: Cloth; tight and secure

Size: ~5in X 3.5in (15.5cm x 9.5cm)



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