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NARES, GEORGE STRONG, Sir. Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in H.M. Ships 'Alert' and 'Discovery.' 14 plates, including 6 mounted Woodburytypes; 2 folding maps. xl, 395, [1]; viii, 378 pages, including half-titles. 2 volumes. 8vo, 214x135 mm, contemporary 1/2 red morocco gilt; occasional moderate to heavy foxing, repaired clean tear in Volume 1 map. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878
first edition. Nares's attempt at the North Pole via Smith Sound was the first significant British Arctic expedition following the search for Franklin. Although failing to attain the Pole, the expedition achieved record latitudes for both ship and sledge and became the first to reach Cape Columbia, the northernmost point of land in the Canadian Arctic. Arctic Bibliography 12026a.
