Reprinted, and Presented to The Arctic Expedition of 1875 by The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
A Selection of Papers on Arctic Geography and Ethnology Reprinted, and Presented to The Arctic Expedition of 1875 by The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
John Murray, 1875.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth, with the RGS crest and lettering in gilt on the spine. Decorative rules stamped in blind on the covers. Two fold out maps, one in full colour and one two tone. A near fine copy, spine lightly tanned, but gilt bright. Uncommon.
The British Arctic Expedition of 1875 was led by Captain George Nares, whose orders were to sail up the west coast of Greenland via Smith Sound and the Kennedy Channel where it was believed that an open polar sea would allow a clear route to the Pole. This collection of papers was published at the expense of the Society, with the aim of being 'useful to the officers of the expedition' leaving later that year. Included are geographical studies by noted explorers and scientists of the day, such as Admiral Collinson who led the 1850 expedition in search of John Franklin, and ethnographic papers on the Inuit and their language, notably by Clements Markham, Society secretary.
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