[BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS]. Additional Papers Relative to the Arctic Expedition under the Orders of Captain Austin and Mr. William Penny. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1852. FIRST EDITION.
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May 11, 2023
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[BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS]. Additional Papers Relative to the Arctic Expedition under the Orders of Captain Austin and Mr. William Penny. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1852.
Folio (322 x 198 mm). 15 maps (6 folding), most with hand-colored routes. Modern boards. Provenance: Boreal Institute Library (stamp on title-page); collector's bookplate, a few pencil marks.
FIRST EDITION of this report concerning the search for Sir John Franklin, including reports from indigenous guides Adam Beck and Erasmus York. Arctic Bibliography 45228.
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