ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853, '54, '55
by Kane, Elisha Ken
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Philadelphia, 1856. Two volumes. 464pp. plus plates and folding map; 467pp. plus plates and folding map. Frontispiece portrait and engraved titlepage in each volume. Original brown cloth, stamped in blind, gilt-lettered spines. Head and toe of spines worn. Moderate foxing. Overall very good. Kane, a U.S. naval surgeon, was a member of the unsuccessful first rescue expedition which searched for Franklin in 1850-1851, financed by the American merchant- businessman, Henry Grinnell. "Kane, on board the ADVANCE, was commander of this [second] expedition, which was also financed by Henry Grinnell. Franklin was not found; however, much data concerning the Eskimo, geography and scientific information was gathered. Kane, passing up Smith Sound at the head of Baffin Bay, advanced into the enclosed sea which now bears the name of Kane Basin, thus establishing the Polar route of many future Arctic expeditions. Here the expedition passed two winters, and attained what was to remain for sixteen years the highest reached northern latitude, 80° 35' N" - Hill. HILL 904.
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- Title
- ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853, '54, '55
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Ken
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- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1856
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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