Nov 29, 2001 - Sale 1916

Sale 1916 - Lot 17

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(ARCTIC.) Snelling, W. J. The Polar Regions of the Western Continent Explored. Single-page engraved map, additional engraved title, 8 plates each with multiple images. 12mo, modern 1/2 morocco; foxed, light dampstaining. Sabin 85426.<\t>Boston, 1831

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Although a traveler himself, Snelling borrowed much of the material in this description from Parry, Franklin, Crantz and Kotzebue's accounts. This work also includes a good deal of information about whaling in the region.<