Polar Books Catalogue
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Reference 239 (1576) Category Antarctic; Author Bellingshausen, Captain Thaddeus, Edited By Frank Debenham Title THE VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN BELLINGSHAUSEN TO THE ANTARCTIC SEAS 1819-1821: Translated from the Russian. Publishing Information London: Hakluyt, 1945. Description 1st English Edition. 2 volumes, Vol I xxx, pages 1-259, Vol II viii, pages 261-474. 20 maps, some folding, frontispiece and map in pocket to each volume, 36 plates, index. Original covers. Bookplate of previous owner on front end paper of both volumes. Shelf ware, contents clean. One of the most important Antarctic voyages in the 19th century. The first expedition that discovered land beyond the Antarctic circle. Frank Debenham, a veteran of Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova expedition, was the founder of the Scott Polar Research Institute in 1920, and served as its director from then until 1946. Price £650.00 Keywords expedition, polar S1-Ant ISBN Add this to your basket