A Voyage towards the North Pole.

£2,750 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Departing in 1733, Phipp’s led the Racehorse and Carcass in search of a route to India via the Arctic. It was the first expedition to specifically set out for the North Pole since 1615 and they reached as far as 80°48’ before being blocked by the ice north of Spitzbergen. The work includes valuable scientific results obtained on the expedition and a description of the successful efforts to distill sea water into drinking water. Horatio Nelson served as a midshipman aboard. Hill, 1351; Sabin, 62572.

• Year: 1774

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