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OSBORN, SHERARD. On the Exploration of the North Polar Region. 1865

OSBORN, SHERARD. On the Exploration of the North Polar Region. 31 pages. Small 8vo, later marbled wrappers; stains on title and last leaf. (London), [1865]

  • Notes: Offprint of a paper read before the Royal Geographical Society and published in the Society''s Proceedings. "Osborn makes a plea for further polar exploration, a statement of the advantages offered by the Baffin Bay-Smith Sound route, some remarks on methods and possible results of such exploration; includes a table of voyages, 1266-1827"--Arctic Bibliography 12895 (journal issue).
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