A Voyage of Discovery, made under the orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay and inquiring into the probability of a North-West Passage

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1819. Second Edition. . Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 2nd edition; Printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, 1819. Published first in a single quarto volume, this work was reissued in a second edition of two octavo volumes the same year. Based on auction records, the second edition seems the more uncommon of the two, though the original remains the more desirable edition, and includes aquatints and fold-outs not present in the edition offered here. Ex Libri; Nottingham Subscription Library, Library bindings and bookplates, pages have been trimmed. Folding plate has a closed repaired tear, pages wrinkled and some spotting but overall good condition. Vol I lxix, 265pages, Vol II (2), 258pages, 2 plates,(1 folding), 1 full page diagram. Second Edition of this famous voyage, which marked the resurgence of British interest in the search for the north-west passage, and inaugurated the great arctic explorations and discoveries of the nineteenth century. Among Ross’s officers on the voyage were William Edward Parry, James Clark Ross, and Edward Sabine. Setting out in April of 1818, the expedition rediscovered Baffin Bay and its three Sounds, Smith, Jones, and Lancaster, thereby vindicating the reports made by William Baffin in 1616. Sailing some distance into Lancaster Sound, Ross sited a mirage which he believed to be a range of mountains blocking further passage. These he named the Croker Mountains in honour of the first secretary of the Admiralty, J.W.Croker. On his return to England, Ross’s report was initially accepted as conclusive and he was promoted to Captain, but his contention that Lancaster Sound was landlocked was disputed by other members of the crew, notably by his second-in-command, William Edward Parry. Parry’s view was supported by Sir John Barrow, second secretary of the Admiralty, with whom Ross was to carry on a life-long quarrel as a result. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Ex Libris. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2747. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.