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    Category Arctic;
    Author M'Clure, Capt. R. and edited by Captain Sherard Osborn
    Title THE DISCOVERY OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE BY H.M.S. INVESTIGATOR, CAPT. R. M'CLURE DURING THE YEARS 1850-1851-1852-1853-1854.
    Publishing Information Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood And Sons,1865.
    Description 4th Edition; xxvi, 358pp MISSING covers, illustrations and maps - Text block ONLY. A fascinating read of one of the great historical polar explorations in the search for the North-West Passage. As of 2011 Parks Canada has begun salvaging the H.M.S. Investigator and at some point hope to raise the ship to the surface. Reading copy.
    Price £40.00
    Keywords qpolarq, arctic S1-Arc
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