1849. · London
by Rundall, Thomas, editor
London, 1849.. 4,[6],vi,xx,259pp. plus four plates and maps (two folding), and eight pages of advertisements. Original blue cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, spine gilt. Spine toned, wear to spine ends. Contemporary bookplate on front pastedown. First map with minor foxing and small tear in inner margin without loss. Internally clean. Very good. An important early Hakluyt Society publication, a compilation of narratives describing early attempts to discover the Northwest Passage, including the voyages of Frobisher, Cabot, Hall, and Baffin, among others. SABIN 74131.
(Inventory #: WRCAM50814)