The Gateway to Polynia. A Voyage to Spitzbergen.

£1,200 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A scarce title with a useful digest on Arctic exploration and whaling. There is a useful pencil note explaining that Polynia means “clear water free from ice”.

• Year: 1873

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