Description
Quarto, vii, 253pp, 3 folding maps, 12 foldout illustrations. Rebound in brown morocco, raised bands, gilt title on spine over black, gilt decoration on covers. Marbled endpapers from modern rebinding. Light soiling, but clean. An attractive binding. (Sabin 62572)
Comments: This book recounts an early attempt to find a route to India through the Northern polar region. While the voyage was ultimately stopped by summer ice, they reached within 10 degrees of the north pole. The voyage included a young officer named Horatio Nelson, who would go on to become a British War Hero in the Battle of Trafalgar.
