[FISHER, Alexander.] Journal of a Voyage of Discovery, to the Arctic Regions ... in His Majesty's Ship Alexander, Wm. Edw. Parry, Esq. Lieut. and Commander. London: Richard Phillips, [1819]. FIRST EDITION.
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[FISHER, Alexander.] Journal of a Voyage of Discovery, to the Arctic Regions ... in His Majesty's Ship Alexander, Wm. Edw. Parry, Esq. Lieut. and Commander. London: Richard Phillips, [March, 1819].
8vo (228 x 130 mm). Engraved folding map; 3 engraved charts. (Some light spotting, minor loss to border of map from binding adhesive). 20th-century boards, uncut. Provenance: Collector's bookplate, a few pencil marks.
FIRST EDITION, attributed to the assistant surgeon Alexander Fisher on the HMS Alexander, describes Parry's first expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. "Fisher describes the voyage up the east side of Davis Strait and Baffin Bay to the entrance of Smith Sound. Included are detailed descriptions of the Eskimos and sea mammals" (Hill 609). Arctic Bibliography 5021; Sabin 36696; Staton & Tremaine/TPL 4848.
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