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    Reference 2090 (497)
    Category Arctic;
    Author Fisher, Alexander
    Title A JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS, IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS HECLA AND GRIPER, IN THE YEARS 1819 & 1820.
    Publishing Information London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821.
    Description 3rd Edition, 1821; xi, 320pp, illustrated, 5 woodcuts, 2 maps (1 folding). Library bookplate on verso front cover. Half leather with marbled boards. This was the first voyage commanded by William Edward Parry, Fisher was assistant surgeon aboard the Hecla, they wintered at Melville Island, and earned a 5000 pound reward for being the first to cross the meridian, longitude 110' west. Fisher's journal is a valuable supplement to Parry's official account, notably for his information on natural history and ice conditions. TPL 1194, Sabin 24453, Hill 605. Covers detached, map at front worn and poorly folded, NEEDS REBINDING, back beginning to split at bottom on quite a few pages at hinge. Age toning, slight foxing as expected. Fair.
    Price £175.00
    Keywords qpolarq S1-Arc
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