Lot 20
BULL, Henrik Johan (1844-1930). The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions. London & New York: Edward Arnold, 1896. FIRST EDITION.
Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 - $600

Sold for $252

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Lot Description
BULL, Henrik Johan (1844-1930). The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions. London & New York: Edward Arnold, 1896.


8vo (212 x 135 mm). Frontispiece, 11 plates. Later half calf. Provenance: Collector's bookplate, a few pencil marks.

FIRST EDITION of this narrative of the 1893-1895 Norwegian sealing and whaling expedition commanded by the Norwegian-born Australian citizen. The ship was captained by Leonard Kristensen (1857-1911). They sailed via Tristan da Cunha and the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands before making the second landing on Victoria Island. Borchgrevink traveled as a passenger/scientist and discovered the first vegetation south of the Antarctic Circle. At Cape Adare, both he and Capt. Kristensen claimed to be the first to step on the Antarctic Continent (but unknown to them, sealer John Davis had made a disputed claim that he stepped onto the Antarctic Peninsula much earlier in 1821). Spence 210; Headland 1245; Conrad, p. 81.

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