Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River : and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835 Hardcover; secure - 1836

1836 Captain Back Narrative 1ed Arctic Expedition Voyage Indians Eskimo MAP Fish

"one of the finest travel books of the 19th-century" (Howgego)

Captain George Back was an 18th-century British naval officer known for his arctic voyages. Back accompanied John Franklin and his Arctic expedition but it was his own Back River Expedition, beginning in 1833, that he is most remembered. The details of this three year long voyage are reported in 'Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition', a highly desirable work filled with impressive illustrations, maps, and engravings.

This 'Narrative' illustrates Back's interactions with Eskimo tribes, his commerce with the Cree, Chippewa, and Coppermine Indians, hunting in the frozen tundra, geological and geographical features of the Arctic, and an interesting account of the aurora borealis.

Item number: #26637

Price: $950

BACK, George

Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River : and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835

London : J. Murray, 1836. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o viii, 663, [12]

P. 321-328 bound between 336-337

o 16 plates, plus folding map

· References: Sabin 2316; Arctic Bib., 851; Field 63; Streeter 3705; Howgego II:B3;

o Streeter: "this work is a fundamental source of information about Indian life along the route of the Arctic expedition."

· Language: English

· Binding: Hardcover; secure

o Cloth

· Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)

· Very rare and desirable

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