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    Category Arctic;
    Author McClintock, Captain R.N., LL.D., Francis Leopold
    Title THE VOYAGE OF THE 'FOX' IN THE ARCTIC SEAS. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his companions.
    Publishing Information London: John Murray, 1859.
    Description 1st Edition: xxvii, 403 pages, [3pages publishers advertisements],illustrated folding map, wood engraved plates, folding facsimile of handwriting, folding map in pocket at end. Original covers. Text block/binding loosening, remnants of old sellotape. Folding map in pocket present, minor tears along folds but overall map in good condition. Narrative of Lady Franklin's final searching expedition under Capt. M'Clintock, drawn from his day-to-day journal. It records the voyage to Greenland and on to Melville Bay, Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Lancaster Sound and so on. Includes notes on the Inuit and on geographic features, weather conditions and more..This expedition was funded by Lady Franklin and her subscribers proved that Franklin had died when they discovered the cairn on King William Island, containing the letter from Lieutenant Gore written in 1848.
    Price £90.00
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