1835 ARCTIC Voyage 1ed John Ross Narrative North-West
Passage Inuit Eskimos Maps
John Ross was a notable
British explorer known for his Arctic and Antarctic explorations. After a
brief, but successful voyage to the north in 1818, Ross and his crew undertook
a more extensive second Arctic expedition in 1829. It was on this four-year
adventure that Ross encountered Inuit tribes, reached the true North Magnetic
Pole, charted new islands, and noted impressive geographical and meteorological
phenomena.
According to Field,
“wonderfully interesting
narrative of human endurance, triumphing over the most awful peril and
suffering. The sumptuous printing which makes every page a picture has even its
luxury enhanced by the splendid steel engravings and lithographs. The former are
so excellent as to be worthy of preservation as gems of art.”
Item number: #24793
Price: $950
ROSS, Sir John
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, 1832 and 1833 : North
magnetic pole.
London: A.W.
Webster, 1835. First edition.
Details:
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Collation: Complete
with all pages
o [8], xxxiii, [1],
740 (i.e., 742)
o Illustrated with 31
steel engravings (including 9 color lithographs)
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References: Abbey,
Travel, 636; Arctic Bib. 14866; Sabin 73381; Field 1321; Lowndes 2131
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover;
tight and secure
o Navy cloth
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Size: ~12.75in X 10.25in (32.5cm x 26cm)
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Rare and desirable
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