Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of December 11, 1884

Language: English

Published by Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885

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Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of December 11, 1884, Lt. P.H. Ray. Published by Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 695pp. with 3 color lithographs and 10 phototype plates, chromolithograph frontis, folding map. Original black cloth boards with typed title label to front board. Contents are free of markings, tears etc.; plates are in fine condition; hinges weakened at frontispiece and title page. Boards have moderate wear. The 1885 Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska details a U.S. Army Signal Corps expedition led by Lt. P.H. Ray from 1881–1883. As part of the first International Polar Year, the 10-man team established a station at Cape Smythe to conduct magnetic, meteorological, and environmental observations The report includes detailed findings on mammals, birds, fishes, insects, marine invertebrates, plants, and minerals collected during the two-year stay. A major component was the in-depth, firsthand study of the indigenous population, including a "vocabulary collected among the Eskimos of Point Barrow and Cape Smythe," a census of the Cape Smythe village, and a catalog of ethnographic items.…

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Title
Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of December 11, 1884
Author
Lt. P.H. Ray
Publisher
Washington: Government Printing Office
Publication year
1885
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Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
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