(ARCTIC) Beechey Frederick W A Voyage of Discovery Towards t

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(ARCTIC.) Beechey, Frederick W. A Voyage of Discovery Towards the North Pole, Performed in His Majesty's Ships Dorothea and Trent. Folding map in front pocket, 6 plates. [2], ix, [1], 351, [1] pages. 8vo, publisher's cloth, minor wear, recased; endpapers renewed, minor foxing to some plates; uncut; Edinger bookplate. London, 1843

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first edition. Under the command of David Buchan on the HMS Dorothea and John Franklin on the HMS Trent, this futile 1818 expedition attempted to sail across the Arctic Ocean--the last such attempt by the Royal Navy. Beechey served as second-in-command under Franklin. Although written 25 years after the voyage, it is the only firsthand account of the expedition. One plate shows a boat crew being attacked by walruses (see illustration). Arctic Bibliography 1230; Books on Ice 2.11; Hill 97; Sabin 4349; TPL 1132.