Print title: Louis Philippe Land, Antarctic Ocean   Print Specifics: Type of print: Wood Engraving - Original antique print Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual: 1890 Publisher: D. Appleton & Co., New York. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Slightly 'wavy' along the top blank margin. Dimensions: 7 x 10.5 inches (17 x 26,5 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 3 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin) Reverse side: Blank Notes: 1. Green color 'border' around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. The print detail is sharper than the photo of the print. Original Narrative: James Ross explored these waters in 1841 and 1842, each time penetrating nearer to the South Pole than any previous or subsequent navigator.    In 1843, the expedition specially equipped for piercing the ice floes reached 78° 9' 30", which, however, is still over 800 miles in a bee-line from the South Pole, or nearly 400 miles short of the corresponding point reached in the Arctic Zone.  During his first voyage, Ross followed southwards the east coast of a region which he named Victoria Land, and which is lined by imposing mountains such as the glittering ice-capped peak of Sabrina (10,000 feet), and the still loftier Melbourne, rising to an altitude of considerably over 13,000 feet. At the point where the expedition was compelled to turn back, there lowered above the ice-bound waters the twin volcanoes of Erebus (12,000 feet) and Terror (11,000 feet), the former of which emitted volumes of smoke, murky during the day and ruddy at night. The navigators, who had succeeded in getting ashore at two places on this Austral continent, were prevented from landing near the volcanoes by a wall of ice nearly 350 feet high, which formed the escarpment of a vast plain at least 300 miles broad. East of Victoria Land the expeditions of Cook and Bellingshausen have revealed the existence of no Antarctic mainland south of the East Pacific waters, or of any land at all, except a doubtful islet reported by Cook, and by him named Stone Island.   But in the region south of America, facing Cape Horn and the neighbouring archipelagoes, the islands or perhaps the coasts of a great Antarctic land have been seen at several points in the neighbourhood of the polar circle.  Here Bellingshausen discovered Alexander Land, which is probably continuous with the hilly coast of Graham's Land observed by Biscoe in 1832, and more carefully indicated by Dallman in 1874.  Then to the north-east of this elevated ground stretch parallel chains of numerous islands, comprising Louis-Philippe and de Joinville Lands, discovered by Dumont d'tTrville, the Shetland Isles and Southern Orkneys, already sighted by the English and American whalers, and perhaps even by the Dutch vessel Van Geeriiz in 1598.  All these are mountainous masses encircled by deep waters where the sounding-line records hundreds of fathoms within a few cable-lengths of the shore.    Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998. Five-star service.