Sir G. S.

Captain Sir Georges S. Nares - A Voyage to the Polar Sea on H.M. ships Alert and Discovery (1875-1876) with Notes on Natural History by H. W. Feilden, containing 62 plates including a frontispiece and 2 maps, one folding - Translated from English by Frédéric Bernard - Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1880 - The aim of this British expedition was to reach the North Pole by sea via Smith Sound, in accordance with the theory of the open Polar Sea - With this expedition, Nares became the first explorer to bring his ships to the Lincoln Sea through the maritime zone between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, a zone that has since borne the name Nares Strait in his honor - A substantial octavo volume (16 x 24 cm), XXIII + 572 pages - Half red morocco binding, spine with raised bands gilt-titled, red-grained boards, red head edge, endpapers and guards marbled - A handsome copy and in good condition, though the spine is rubbed and some scattered foxing appears on certain pages -

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