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(Franklin search) ARCTIC EXPEDITION. FURTHER COR

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(Franklin search)  ARCTIC EXPEDITION. FURTHER COR
(Franklin search) ARCTIC EXPEDITION. FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE AND PROCEEDINGS CONNECTED WITH THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION ...... London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1852 Lg. 4to. 216pp. Nine illus, 4 maps incl. 1 folding. Contemporary limp leather, plainly rebacked. Chipped & worn along edge, but a clean, tight copy.

Arctic Bibl. 45229 - "Major document. Contains reports, covering 1850-1852, of expeditions in Bering Strait under Collinson's command (Wellesley, Pullen, Moore, and Hooper); reports of expeditions in the Eastern Canadian Arctic by De Haven, John Ross, Austin, and Penny; and reports by Rae of his expedition to southwestern Victoria Island. Numerous letters are included, speculations on the activities of the Franklin Expedition, various proposals for further search, etc."