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MCCLINTOCK, FRANCIS LEOPOLD, Sir. 1859 The Voyage of the 'Fox' . . . A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin.
McCLINTOCK, FRANCIS LEOPOLD, Sir. The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin. 15 plates, including folding facsimile of note left by Franklin expedition members; 3 folding maps, including one in rear cover pocket. 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, spine darkened, cover corners bumped; one gathering loose. London, 1859
- Notes: first edition. "In 1859 M''Clintock found the log book, diaries, documents, and relics left by the Franklin expedition in 1848 on King William Island, for which he was knighted in 1860. His account is important not only for the discovery of significant clues about the fate of Franklin and the members of his expedition, but also for its scientific information"--Hill 1121. Arctic Bibliography 10555; Books on Ice 3.16.
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