NARES, George Strong.

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Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea First edition, complete with the well-preserved mounted photographs that make this a highly collectible piece of Arctic literature. Nares's journey to the Arctic is notable for wintering at Floeberg Beach - "the highest winter quarters ever established by an expedition and the farthest north a ship had ever penetrated" (Howgego).While in command of the Challenger, Nares (1831-1915) was recalled in 1874 to lead a voyage to the Arctic. At the time, interest in Arctic exploration had renewed, and the vessels Alert and Discovery set sail in 1875 with Nares at the helm and with the ultimate goal of reaching the North Pole. The expedition made important scientific observations while also attaining the highest recorded latitude of any Arctic sailing vessel. An outbreak of scurvy among the crew prompted Nares to take the "morally courageous" (ODNB) and undoubtedly life-saving decision to call off the voyage, and the ships returned home to a heroes' welcome in 1876. One year later, Nares received the founder's medal of the Royal Geographic Society, and he was also awarded a gold medal from the Geographical Society of Paris in 1879. Nares's contributions to Arctic discovery are immortalized in "Nares harbour in the Admiralty Islands, the Nares deep in the north Atlantic, Nares Land in northern Greenland, two capes in the Canadian Arctic, and Mount Nares in Victoria Land (Antarctica). The seaway dividing Ellesmere Island from Greenland is now calle

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