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A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839–43 2 Volume Set
James Clark Ross (1800–1862) was an explorer who served in the Royal Navy and made his first Arctic trip in 1818 on an unsuccessful mission to find the North-West Passage between …
The Last of the Arctic Voyages 2 Volume Set
When the experienced Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) was put in command of an expedition in 1845 to search for the elusive North-West Passage he had the backing of …
The First Crossing of Greenland 2 Volume Set
First published in English in 1890, this book by Norwegian explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) recounts the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, an …
Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage 2 Volume Set
Polar explorer John Ross (1777–1856) sailed with William Edward Parry in 1818 to seek a North-West Passage from Baffin Bay. The attempt was unsuccessful, and Ross was widely blamed …