Alsford Stephen Editor (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Light wear to covers, interior is clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Contributions to Field Studies '. Mercury Series, Directorate Paper No. 6. Its 219 pages speaks to the mysteries of Martin Frobisher (1576) as first disclosed by investigations by Charlers. Francis Hall (1859). The significance of the `Meta' project was to measure Frobisher's impact on Inuit cultures of the region. LEARN more about : Kodlunam Island, Ship's Trench, sod house, nauluk, James A. Tuck, whaleboat captains, qarmaq, Kuyait, iron bloom, tent rings, Tongue Cape, Robinson Sound, Jonas Mount, and Royal Geographical Society. Meta Incognita translates as - the unknown shore '. Text (7 articles, a dozen writers) assisted by b/w images such as the ground probing radar images - page 43. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with black lettering. Cover image is called : ` Skirmish with the Eskimos '. Volume is clean, sqyare annd bright. No names nor marks. Very light general wear. Excellent northern reference !! QUote (p. 141) : " During the final two voyages, face-to-face contact with the Inuit was limited to battles and ploys for obtaining hostages. Best states that gifts of `points' and trinkets were still given to try to coerce the Inuit to return the men ._._._. . " Size: 8vo. B/W Plates (illustrator).…