Hall´s second expedition 1879
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HALL´S SECOND EXPEDITION. HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS. Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition Made by Charles F. Hall: His Voyage to Repulse Bay, Sledge Journeys to the Straits of Fury and Hecla and to King William´s Land, and Residence among the Eskimos during the Years 1864-´69. Edited under Orders of the Hon. Secreteary of the Navy, by Prof. J. E. Nourse, U. S. N. U. S. Naval Observatory, 1879. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1879.
Large 8vo. 26,5 x 21 cm. Illustrations in the text. (10), L, 644 pp. 9 plates, of which 1 folding, 17 maps, of which 9 folding. With 1 large (c. 660 x 830 mm.) folded linen-backed map in rear board pocket.
Worn and soiled publisher´s decorated cloth. Some stains, a few tears. The large map with tears in the linen section folds (not affecting the printed map as such).
Hall´s second attempt to gain knowledge about the fate of the famous Franklin expedition.
From the collection of Bengt Olof Kritz and with his exlibris.
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Auktionsnummer:
833318
Datum:
2020-10-31