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Narrative of second voyage in search of the North-West Passage

Narrative of second voyage in search of the North-West Passage

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Narrative of second voyage in search of the North-West Passage: and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833.... and the discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole.

by ROSS, John (1777-1856)

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London: A. W. Webster, 1835. First edition. Very Good. Volume 1 only (of two). 33 cm; [8], xxiv, 740 [i.e., 742] pages, folding engraved map, hand-colored in outline, 5 engraved charts, 16 copper-engraved plates in black and white, 6 hand-colored lithographs, and 3 color-printed mezzotint plates of the polar night. Bound in original cloth and rebacked in 20th-century buckram with leather title-label laid down. Some ink migration of text through the paper, showing through behind plates. References: Arctic Bibliography 14866; Lande 1426; Sabin 73381.

One of the fundamental volumes in the literature of polar exploration. Ross's second voyage is more significant from a historical perspective than his more famous first voyage. He pioneered the use of a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamer that featured experimental technology, but which was largely unsuccessful. He charted fresh polar territory at Boothia that he named for his financial patron, Felix Booth. During a winter layover, Ross's nephew James Clark Ross became the first European to chart the North Magnetic Pole. The book is a sumptuous production, featuring vivid mezzotint plates showing scenes of the polar night.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Narrative of second voyage in search of the North-West Passage
Author
ROSS, John (1777-1856)
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
A. W. Webster
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1835
Keywords
Polar exploration arctic Northwest passage Seafaring Eskimo
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