JOURNAL OF A SECOND VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC.: Performed in the years 1821-22-23, in his Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry, R.N., F.R.S., and Commander of the expedition.
by PARRY William Edward
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London,: John Murray,, 1824.. In-4 p. (mm. 282x218), mz. pelle mod. con ang., dorso a cordoni con tit. oro, pp. (8),XXX,(2),571, molto ben illustrato - come da Indice - da 28 (su 31, inclusa l'antiporta) pregevoli tavole inc. in rame, per lo più dedicate agli usi e costumi degli Eschimesi, loro abitazioni, utensili, imbarcazioni, scene di pesca, caccia, ecc. e da 8 grandi carte geografiche, più volte ripieg., pure inc. in rame. In Appendice un vocabulary of Esquimaux words and sentences. "Prima edizione".William Parry, navigatore ed esploratore inglese (1790-1855), effettuò tre spedizioni alla ricerca di un passaggio a nord-ovest. Questo è il resoconto della seconda spedizione artica, iniziata nel maggio 1821. Parry was twice frozen in for several months, but made many explorations and discoveries by sea and by land. He became a captain in November of that year, and in 1823 was appointed acting hydrographer to the Admiralty. This work deals with the chracteristics of the Eskimos and is a treatise on aboriginal life as well as a narrative of scientific discoveries. Così The Hill Collection,1312.Solo qualche lieve fiorit. o arross., altrimenti esemplare con barbe ben conservato.
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- JOURNAL OF A SECOND VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC.
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- PARRY William Edward
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- John Murray,
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- London,
- Date Published
- 1824.
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- PASSAGGIO A NORD OVEST ARTICO ESQUIMESI ILLUSTRATO 1800 POLO NORD \
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