1818 · London
by Barrow, John.
London: John Murray, 1818. sep 22 2017. (3), 379, 48 pp. b/w engravings, folding map.
"The object of this work is to present in very abridged form the chronological history, from early times to 1818, of voyages into the Arctic regions and of the attempts to find a passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific" - Lada-Mocarski 76. Lande 940. Hill 67. A very nice copy, bound in modern half calf over marbled boards. All edges gilt. (Inventory #: 39522)
"The object of this work is to present in very abridged form the chronological history, from early times to 1818, of voyages into the Arctic regions and of the attempts to find a passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific" - Lada-Mocarski 76. Lande 940. Hill 67. A very nice copy, bound in modern half calf over marbled boards. All edges gilt. (Inventory #: 39522)