Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West
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Author: Ross, John
Title: Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833... Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross... and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole.
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher:E. L. Carey & A. Hart
Date Published: 1835
Description:
Author: Ross, John
Title: Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833... Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross... and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole.
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher:E. L. Carey & A. Hart
Date Published: 1835
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xxiii, [1], 456 pp. With folding map frontispiece. 23x14 cm (9x6") original quarter blue cloth and boards, paper spine label; new endpapers. First American Edition from the text of Volume I of the London 1835 Edition.
Narrative of a private expedition sponsored by Felix Booth, under the command of Sir John Ross, sent out to discover a northwest passage by way of Baffin Bay, Lancaster Sound and Prince Regent Inlet. Ross made his way to Boothia Peninsula in the 'Victory' before returning by way of sledge, boat and the 'Isabella.'
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Rubbing to boards and spine label; areas of creasing and faint staining to map, some offsetting to title page from map, creasing to top corners of early leaves; very good.
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