Frozen Zone Explorers Comprehensive Record by Hyde Alexander Baldwin Rev a C (2 results)

Full leather. Sold as is. Lacks title page; photo copy of title page laid in. Worn, full leather binding. Front hinge tender, front blanks loose. This is the original 1874 printing. 834 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hartford, Conn.: Columbian Book Company, 1874. 8vo. xv + 800pp + [4pp] (publisher's adverts). Frontispiece, 150+ b/w illustrations, 1 tinted fold-out map, 3 full-page maps and 1 in text. Green pictorial cloth, gilt. Clean within. Very good. Chronicling one thousand years of Arctic exploration, this work covers a vast range of scientific and exploratory voyages from the discovery of Iceland by the Northmen in 861 to the loss of the USS Polaris in 1872. Beginning with a biography of Elisha Kane, the authors describe the geography of the Arctic, early expeditions to the region, and various whale-fishing expeditions. As a synopsis of earlier Arctic works, this publication provides a condensed overview of historical Arctic expeditions undertaken by explorers who were drawn to the North Pole. Extensively illustrated with portraits of explorers, including Dr. Kane and John Franklin, landscapes, and maps of the region.