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(ARCTIC EXPLORATION.) Cresswell, Samuel Gurney. Group of 6 chromolithographed plates and the chart, from A Series of Eight Sketches in Colour: together with a Coloured Map of the Route; By Lieut. S. G. Cresswell, of the Voyages of HMS Investigator, Capt. M'Clure, during the Discovery of the North-West Passage. Folio sheets, 450x620, matching frames and lettered mats; minor spotting to margins, a few marginal tears, mat stain, spot of worm damage to the chart. London: Day & Son. and Ackerman & Co., 1854
The plates and chart depict the trials and course of the Investigator and her crew in their search for the lost Franklin Expedition and the Northwest Passage. Their journey was somewhat less ill-fated than previous attempts; they managed to escape the pack ice after being stranded for only three years. Captain McClure and his crew were the first to confirm a transit of the Northwest Passage, through a combination of sail power, steam power, and sledding.
