(ARCTIC) [Drage Theodore Swaine] An Account of a Voyage for

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(ARCTIC.) [Drage, Theodore Swaine.] An Account of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Hudson's Streights. 4 (of 6) folding maps, 4 plates. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary calf, moderate wear, boards loose or detached; maps variously worn and torn but complete, intermittent foxing; inked library stamps on title and final pages. London: Jolliffe, Corbett & Clarke, 1748-9

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"A significant item in the literature relating to the attempts at finding the Northwest Passage. . . . It tells of a voyage undertaken to sustain Arthur Dobbs' claim that a northwest passage existed leading from Hudson Bay"--Streeter sale VI:3640. European Americana 748/54; Sabin 82549; TPL 206.