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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 291, includes a black and white illustration section.
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JOHN FRANKLIN, born in 1786. Many naval experiences, including Trafalgar, before heading an expedition across northern Canada in 1819. Elected F.R.S. and knighted after a second expedition. Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, 1836 to 1843. Last expedition, 1845, was lost, and Franklin died in 1847 near the Arctic. Subsequent investigations have established him as the discoverer of the North-West Passage.
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- Title Journey to the Polar Sea
- Author John Franklin
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- Edition 1st
- Publisher Douglas & Mcintyre Ltd, Vancouver
- Date October 2000
- ISBN 9781550548143
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Journey to the Polar Sea
by Franklin, John
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Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 155054814X . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Includes a new introduction by the modern maritime historian James P. Delgado and the introduction from the 1908 edition by Captain Robert F. Scott. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 291 pages; The original title of Franklin's journal was 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-20-21-22'. This expedition was almost as disastrous as the 1845 expedition that resulted in the deaths of himself and his crew. This is a reproduction of the 1908 edition with added background information coming from archaeological excavation of the site where Franklin and his crew camped while awaiting rescue. .
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