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ROSS IN THE ARCTIC 1835. ROSS, JOHN. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Serach of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. By Sir John Ross [...] Including the Reports of Commander, Now Captain, James Clark Ross [...] and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. London, A. W. Webster, 1835.

4to. 29,5 x 23,5 cm. (8), xxxiv, 740, (2) pp. 27 plates, of which 3 coloured, and 2 folding maps. Contemporary cloth boards, newer spine with label of blue leather, edges trimmed. Some foxing. A few minor stains. From the collection of Bengt Olof Kritz, with his exlibris on front board inside.

Important expedition, not least because of the contacts with the Inuit. James Clark Ross won fame of his own with the Antarctic expeditions 1839-43.

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Auktionsnummer:

438907

Date:

2017-02-15