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ROSS, JOHN. A Voyage of Discovery . . . for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay, and Inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage. 3 folding maps, 25 engraved or aquatint plates (15 hand-colored), 3 folding tables and the Explanation plate. 4to, contemporary calf, nicely rebacked and recased. With the errata slip bound in after the Dedication leaf. London: John Murray, 1819
first edition of ross's first arctic voyage. Although Ross's expedition aboard the Isabella and the Alexander is credited with confirming the earlier discoveries of Bylot and Baffin and is notable for many of its scientific discoveries and an important encounter with "Arctic Highlanders" (i.e. Eskimos), it is best remembered for charges of cowardice levied against Ross upon his return for his failure to probe deeper into Lancaster Sound. Nevertheless, his first voyage launched an important series of British Northwest Passage expeditions leading to Franklin's disappearance. Arctic Bibliography 14873; Books on Ice 2.5; Sabin 73376; TPL 1152; Abbey, Travel 634; Hill 1488.
From the library of Dr. John M. Levinson, with his bookplate.
