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1st English Edition: Vol I, xvi, 496pp; Vol II, xii, 504pp, illustrated with 62 plates from photos, four maps in the text plus two folding maps in pocket at end of volume. Nicely rebound with olive cloth covers with gilt titling to spine, Volume I has a silver and blue vignette depicting huskies by the "Fram". One of the great pieces of Arctic exploration literature from the early 20th century, being a record of Sverdrup's second expedition in the ship 'Fram' undertaken in 1898 to 1902. This second voyage aimed to explore Greenland & Ellesmere Island. Includes the mapping of southern & western Ellesmere Island, and the discovery of Axel Heiberg, Ellef Ringnes, Anud Ringnes, and Findlay Islands. The expedition filled in the last major unknown area on the map of the western Arctic. This first English edition includes four scientific appendices not printed in the Norwegian edition, by Per Elisaeus Schei, Herman Georg Simmons and Edvard Bay. Arctic Bibliography 17322. This is the narrative of the second Fram Expedition, 1898-1902, under Sverdrup, with the object of advancing towards the North Pole, through Smith Sound or to circumnavigate Greenland, with good descriptions of Ellesmere Island, life at winter quarters, animal life, hunting and sledge journeys, accounts of the mapping, etc. Minor foxing to half titles, contents clean. A lovely set. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. This is the first edition in the English language. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2883. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Seller Inventory # 2883
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Bibliographic Details
Title: NEW LAND Four Years in the Arctic Regions. ...
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co., London
Publication Date: 1904
Binding: Hardcover (rebound in cloth)
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition.
