Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 3602 (1891) Category Arctic; Author Riffenburgh Beau (Edited by Klover Geir O.) Title C. A. Larsen. Explorer, Whaler & Family Man Publishing Information Oslo: The Fram Museum, 2016. 9788282350808 Description 1st Edition: Paperback, 384 pages, illustrated throughout with monotone photos. New. Carl Anton Larsen. He was an explorer, who found previously undiscovered lands and bodies of ice in the Weddell Sea region. He was a contributor to science, who made key discoveries and observations and later donated valuable scientific collections to a number of Norwegian and Swedish museums. He was a leader, who fought against the odds to keep his men alive when the Antarctic sank, and then made a daring open-boat journey to save them. This book tells his story. Price £20.00 Keywords ISBN Add this to your basket