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ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55. Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred EngravingsFrom Sketches by the Author. The Steel Plates Executed Under the Superitendence of J. M. Butler, The Wood

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ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55. Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred EngravingsFrom Sketches by the Author. The Steel Plates Executed Under the Superitendence of J. M. Butler, The Wood

by Kane, Elisha Kent

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Childs & Peterson, Philadelphia: 1857., 1857 Two volumes. pp. 464, (4) [Favorable reviews of the book from prominent men and newspapers - the reviews continue in Vol. II]; 467. Frontis, half titles and numerous steel engravings. Profusely illustrated with text wood engravings. Foxed. 8vo. 231 mm. Original full brown cloth binding, worn. Manuscript ownerships of Bean & Owen, March 31, 1859. "Aside from its importance as a key in the literature of the of the disappearance of Sir John Franklin, Kane's narrative, with its valuable geographic and scientific information, is one of the great books of Arctic exploration and the search for the Northwest Passage. It contains much information about the Eskimos. Kane, was a U.S. Navy physician who organized the voyage, discovered the ice-free Kennedy Channel and laid the foundation for scientific study of the Arctic. Arctic Bibliography 8373; Sabin 37001; Hoyer 'Groenlandica' 213. Rarely found in such decent condition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 4 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

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ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55. Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred EngravingsFrom Sketches by the Author. The Steel Plates Executed Under the Superitendence of J. M. Butler, The Wood
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Kane, Elisha Kent
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Childs & Peterson, Philadelphia: 1857.
Date Published
1857
Keywords
POLAR; VOYAGES; EXPEDITION; EXPLORATION; TRAVEL; NAVIGATION; ADVENTURE; GLA CIERS; ICEBERGS; ARCTIC; POLAR SEAS; ELISHA KENT KANE; SECOND GRINNELL SEAR CH AMERICAN ARCTIC SIR JOHN FRANKLIN; BAFFIN'S BAY; GREENLAND; ICE FLOES; M ELVILLE MARSHALL ESKIMO
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POLAR; NAVAL; TRAVEL / EXPLORATION;
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