Arctic Miscellanies. A Souvenir of the Late Polar Search. By the Officers and Seamen of the Expedition.

£2,000 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A rare collection of articles reproduced from the monthly newspaper published by the officers and men of the Horatio Austin Expedition to find the lost Franklin party in 1850-51. The newspaper, called the Aurora Borealis , was produced in manuscript by an officer aboard Austin’s ship, the Assistance . “The collection includes a variety of whimsical and informative articles by members of the [Austin] expedition, on animals and birds, sledge journeys, entertainment, history, and the [Inuit], etc.” (Arctic Bibliography). Includes an engraved title-page vignette and several handsome engravings in the text. Arctic Bibliography 651; Lande, 926; Sabin, 1924; TPL, 3128.

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