Sir G. S. Nares - Un Voyage à la Mer Polaire sur les Navires l'Alerte et la Découverte (1875-1876) - 1880
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The first illustrated edition, published in Paris by Librairie Hachette et Cie in 1880, is a French-language, demi-milt binder volume of Un Voyage à la Mer Polaire sur les Navires l'Alerte et la Découverte (1875-1876) by Sir G. S. Nares, comprising 595 pages with folded maps and 62 engravings including a frontispiece and notes on natural history by H. W. Feilden.
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Captain Sir Georges S. Nares - A Voyage to the Polar Sea on H.M. ships Alert and Discovery (1875-1876) with Notes on Natural History by H. W. Feilden, containing 62 plates including a frontispiece and 2 maps, one folding - Translated from English by Frédéric Bernard - Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1880 - The aim of this British expedition was to reach the North Pole by sea via Smith Sound, in accordance with the theory of the open Polar Sea - With this expedition, Nares became the first explorer to bring his ships to the Lincoln Sea through the maritime zone between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, a zone that has since borne the name Nares Strait in his honor - A substantial octavo volume (16 x 24 cm), XXIII + 572 pages - Half red morocco binding, spine with raised bands gilt-titled, red-grained boards, red head edge, endpapers and guards marbled - A handsome copy and in good condition, though the spine is rubbed and some scattered foxing appears on certain pages -
Captain Sir Georges S. Nares - A Voyage to the Polar Sea on H.M. ships Alert and Discovery (1875-1876) with Notes on Natural History by H. W. Feilden, containing 62 plates including a frontispiece and 2 maps, one folding - Translated from English by Frédéric Bernard - Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1880 - The aim of this British expedition was to reach the North Pole by sea via Smith Sound, in accordance with the theory of the open Polar Sea - With this expedition, Nares became the first explorer to bring his ships to the Lincoln Sea through the maritime zone between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, a zone that has since borne the name Nares Strait in his honor - A substantial octavo volume (16 x 24 cm), XXIII + 572 pages - Half red morocco binding, spine with raised bands gilt-titled, red-grained boards, red head edge, endpapers and guards marbled - A handsome copy and in good condition, though the spine is rubbed and some scattered foxing appears on certain pages -
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Number of books
1
Subject
Geography, History, Illustrated, Natural History, Polar explorations, Reference, Regional interest, Ships and seafaring, Topography, Travels
Book title
Un Voyage à la Mer Polaire sur les Navires l'Alerte et la Découverte (1875-1876)
Author/ Illustrator
Sir G. S. Nares
Condition
Mixed / Multiple
Publication year oldest item
1880
Height
24 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Width
16 cm
Language
French
Original language
No
Publisher
Librairie Hachette et Cie,Paris
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Fold out maps or plates, Tipped in plates
Number of pages
595
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