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NARES, GEORGE STRONG, Sir. Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea During 1875-6 in H.M. Ships 'Alert' and 'Discovery.' 2 vols.
NARES, GEORGE STRONG, Sir. Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea During 1875-6 in H.M. Ships 'Alert' and 'Discovery.' Plates, including 6 mounted Woodburytypes; 2 folding maps (the first with repaired tear and partial separation along folds). Half-titles. Publisher's 32-page catalogue at end of Volume 2 dated April 1878. 2 volumes. 8vo, original green cloth, bindings slightly cocked, spine ends and cover corners worn, hinges cracked. London, 1878
- Notes: first edition. With explorations of northwest Greenland and Ellesmere Island, Nares''s 1875-76 attempt at the North Pole via Smith Sound was the first significant British Arctic expedition following the search for Franklin. Although failing to attain the Pole, the expedition achieved record latitudes for both ship (82º28''N) and sledge (83º20''26"N) and became the first to reach Cape Columbia, the northernmost point of land in the Canadian Arctic. Arctic Bibliography 12026a.
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