Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery; Including Researches and Discoveries on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland Made in the Summer of 1822 in the Ship Baffin of Liverpool.

SCORESBY, William, Junior.

Verlag: Archibald Constable and Co., EDINBURGH, 1823

Beschreibung

8vo. xlii, 472 pp, [light spotting, toning]. Complete with half title and the 8 plates and maps including the two folding engraved maps. Contemporary calf, rebacked- matching style. [Scoresby was an English Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman. He began the study of meteorology and natural history during his voyage of 1807. He received a degree from and published this and other works relating to the polar regions. 'whaling and exploration of the Scoresby Sound region in search for Eskimo settlements and for magnetic and other observations, including descriptions of ice conditions, physical features, ocean currents, ruins of Eskimo dwellings' ] Hill. Sabin 78171. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1642

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Titel: Journal of a Voyage to the Northern ...

Verlag: Archibald Constable and Co., EDINBURGH

Erscheinungsdatum: 1823

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition