Untitled historic item (004069)
Author(s):
Ross, Capt John
| Binding: | Softcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | William Mason |
| Publication Year: | 1835 |
| Publication Place: | London (22 Clerkenwell Green0 |
| SKU: | 004069 |
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| Categories: | Chapbooks , Rare and Antiquarian Books , Travel, Exploration and Topography |
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24pp. One fold-out engraving, hand-coloured, extending to c 14 inches. Printed paper wrappers (a little worn and rubbed at edges, small chips on corners, lower rear corner curled). Internally some edge wear to pages and a little creasing around edges of fold-out, not affecting image. An early account of Captain John Ross's second polar voyage, 1829-1833, and his rescue by the Hull-based Whaler, Isabella, in an attempt to discover a north-west passage. The large, hand-coloured engraving is stunning. Scarce. LHB records two copies only (Institute of Naval Medicine & University of London).
Keywords:
Ross
Sir John 1777-1856
Victory
Steam Ship
ISABELLA
North Pole
Discovery
Exploration
Northwest Passage
Arctic
Polar Exploration
Whaling
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