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[DEFAUCOURT, Ch.-A. PARRY, W.-Ed.
See original version (French)
32
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[DEFAUCOURT, Ch.-A. PARRY, W.-Ed.
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
[DEFAUCOURT, Ch.-A. PARRY, W.-Ed. FRANKLIN, J.]
History of the two voyages undertaken on the orders of the British Government, one by land, led by Captain Franklin, the other by sea, under the command of Captain Parry, to discover a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Paris, Librairie de Gide fils, 1824.
In-8, 299 pp., folding map. Contemporary taupe Bradel half-percale binding, cold-stamped, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fillet, gilt title (spine very slightly faded, small marginal wormholes, a few foxing spots but a good copy).
French first edition.
Complete with its large fold-out map of the polar regions, the boundaries of which are highlighted in watercolour. This map traces the routes and discoveries of the two expeditions.
Captain John Franklin led the overland expedition across the Canadian Arctic, from Hudson Bay to the Arctic Ocean; Captain William Edward Parry led the maritime expedition aboard the Hecla and the Griper, attempting to find the Northwest Passage via Lancaster Sound and Baffin Bay.
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
See original version (French)
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