1825 · London
by Lyon, George F
London: John Murra, 1825. xvi,198pp. plus folding map and seven plates. Contemporary three-quarter calf and floral- patterned boards, spine gilt, rebacked with original spine laid down. Minor shelf wear. Modern bookplate on front pastedown, minor foxing to plates. Very good. Lyon's official report of this important expedition, with much, if not most, of his narrative concerning his relations with the Eskimos, with whom he was on excellent terms. This report includes three plates of Indian subjects, with the map illustrating Hudson Straits and northern Hudson Bay. "Exploring for a Northwest Passage by Hudson Bay, the author penetrated, with the GRIPER, into Roes Welcome about halfway between Wager Inlet and Repulse Bay in 1824, but was driven back by foul weather. He gives here a narrative of the voyage, description of Southampton Island and its natives, notes on tides in Roes Welcome Sound and on compass variation" - ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 10530. TPL 1324. FIELD 962. SABIN 42851. DECKER 22:265. HILL 1055.
(Inventory #: WRCAM54185)