2nd voyage to Arctic by John Ross, 1835, Brussels
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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: Brussels
Publisher:Wahlen
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: Brussels
Publisher:Wahlen
Date Published: 1835
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[4], xxvi, 542 pp. Engraved folding map frontispiece + 5 maps at rear. (8vo) full red calf decoratively tooled in gilt and blind with black morocco spine label titled in gilt. First Belgian Edition. Text in English.
"Narrative and scientific results of expedition to Boothia Peninsula in the Victory, and return by sledge, boat, and the Isabella. Expedition was financed by Felix Booth and led by Sir John Ross, with his nephew, James C. Ross, second in command and head naturalist" - Arctic Bib.
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Some rubbing to extremities; bookplate on front pastedown, front hinge reinforced, back hinge started, several signatures loosening, some toning; overall very good.
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2nd voyage to Arctic by John Ross, 1835, Brussels
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