Claude De Broyer (4 results)

4°. 96 S. u. 4 Tafeln. Br. Census of Antarctic Marine Life.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Scarce first edition of this substantial scholarly volume commemorating the centenary of the historic Belgian Antarctic Expedition aboard the Belgica. One of only 750 copies printed. On 16 August 1897 Adrien de Gerlache left Antwerp aboard the Belgica with an international scientific crew. After becoming trapped in the Antarctic pack ice in March 1898, the expedition became the first scientific expedition to overwinter in the Antarctic polar night. Edited by Hugo Decleir and Claude De Broyer, this extensively illustrated volume collects the proceedings of the Belgica Centennial Symposium held in Brussels from 14-16 May 1998. Its 27 scholarly contributions examine the historical background of Antarctic exploration and the Belgica expedition as well as its scientific legacy, including cartography, geology, glaciology, meteorology, oceanography, marine biology, biodiversity and modern Belgian Antarctic research. Includes historic photographs, maps, colour plates, scientific diagrams and an extensive bibliography of publications relating to the 1897-1899 Belgica expedition. First edition. Brussels: VUB Brussels University Press, 2001. 367 pp. Hardcover. ISBN 9789054873136. Original print run limited to only 750 copies. Condition: Very Good Plus to Near Fine. Illustrated boards remain clean and attractive with only very minor shelf wear. Binding firm. Interior clean and bright throughout. No ownership inscriptions, highlighting or annotations observed. Maps, photographs and scientific illustrations remain crisp and clean. An uncommon and important reference work for collectors and researchers of Antarctic exploration, the Heroic Age, Adrien de Gerlache, Roald Amundsen, Belgian polar history and the history of Antarctic science.…

Paperback. Size:8.25x11.75 inches ., 325pp, 134pp., with 4 color plates. As new, clean, tight and bright condition.

Brussel, University Press, 2001. 4to. Pictorial boards. With many illustrations (several in colours). 367 pp. On 16 August 1897, captain Adrien de Gerlache left Antwerp for the Antarctic with an international crew on a robust three-master, the Belgica. This expedition was the first Antarctic expedition of a purely scientific nature and was also the first to overwinter in the austral polar night. This book discusses the historical context of the expedition as well as the actual research programme of Belgium in Antarctica.…