Discovery voyage (7 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Bon. Traces d'usure sur la couverture. Traces d'humidité sur les pages. Edition 1989. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Signs of wear on the cover. Traces of humidity on the pages. Edition 1989. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvi, 345pp. Hardcover. Stated "First Edition," with a full number line on the copyright page. Illustrated with maps and black-and-white illustrations. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $30.00 retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear. Signed by Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs on the half title. Published for the Lewis and Clark bicentennial, this A-to-Z reference includes entries on members of the Corps of Discovery, geography, Native American tribes, weapons, tools, medicine, trade goods, food, and other subjects connected with the expedition. The signed first edition, first printing of The Lewis and Clark Companion: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Voyage of Discovery by Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs. (illustrator). Signed. …

Quarter Leather. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. Quarto, [two volumes], [8], [errata], xxix, [3], 310pp, [2], clxxix, [1]; [Second Voyage], [10], xxx, [2], 571pp, [errata], [charts]. Uniformly bound in contemporary brown calf, title stamped in gilt over green morocco label, decorative gilt embellishments, marbled boards. New endpapers. Bookseller's label on rear pastedown. Bookplate of William Tooke, a Fellow of the Royal Society, on the front pastedown of Volume II. Both volumes complete, with frontispiece map, three folding plates, and 16 full-page engraved plates in Volume I; Frontispiece engraving, 30 copper engravings (four folding), and eight folding charts in Volume II. Both volumes include the errata leaf. Light foxing along margins of a few plates, text block generally clean. A near fine example. (Arctic Bibliography 13145 / 13142) (Sabin 58860 / 58864) (Hill 1311). Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855) was a British naval officer and one of the foremost Arctic explorers of the nineteenth century, leading a series of Admiralty-sponsored attempts to chart and transit the Northwest Passage; between 1819 and 1825 he commanded multiple expeditions in HMS Hecla, Griper, and Fury, achieving farthest-west penetration through Lancaster Sound and wintering at Melville Island, while also conducting hydrographic surveys, magnetic and meteorological studies, and early forms of structured Arctic overwintering. His attempts at the North Pole influenced later Arctic expeditions by John Ross, John Franklin, and Roald Amundsen. The first edition of Journal Of A Voyage For The Discovery Of A North-West Passage From The Atlantic To The Pacific, [with] Journal of a Second Voyage, published in 1821 and 1824 by William Edward Parry. (illustrator).…

Quarter Leather. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. Quarto, xxxix, [1], 252pp, [2], cxliv, [five fold-out diagrams]. Three quarter brown calf, raised bands, title stamped in gilt over black morocco label. Marbled boards, marbled endpapers, silk bookmark. Complete with 32 engraved plates, maps and charts, including 15 hand-colored aquatints. Thirteen of the plates are folding, many with tissue covers. Some transference to charts towards the rear, scattered foxing to plates, color plates all near fine. Hinge on "Wolstenholme Sound" foldout starting. Booksellers' stamp on second free endpaper. Text generally clean, binding solid. Lacking errata slip. Ownership inscription of "E.B. Portman" along top margin of title page. (Arctic Bibliography 14873) (Sabin 73376) (Hill 1488). John Ross (1777-1856) a British naval officer and explorer. He led the First British Arctic Expedition in 1818 aboard HMS Isabella with HMS Alexander in consort, tasked by the British Admiralty with surveying Baffin Bay and assessing the viability of a Northwest Passage. Sailing via Davis Strait, Ross charted coastal features, made contact with Inuit communities near Cape York, and gathered valuable hydrographic and ethnographic data, but controversially reported a chain of supposed high mountains-the "Croker Mountains"-barring the entrance to Lancaster Sound, prompting him to turn back. Although the voyage confirmed much of the early Baffin Bay geography, Ross's decision to withdraw and the disputed mountain sighting drew criticism at home and later spurred further expeditions, most notably William Edward Parry's successful transit into Lancaster Sound in 1819, which effectively disproved Ross's claimed barrier. Full title: A Voyage Of Discovery, Made Under The Orders Of The Admiralty, In His Majesty's Ships Isabella And Alexander, For The Purpose Of Exploring Baffin's Bay, And Inquiring Into The Probability Of A North-West Passage. The first edition of A Voyage of Discovery, Exploring Baffin's Bay by Capt. John Ross, published in London in 1819. (illustrator).…

Zustand: Very good condition. The salver was presented as a wedding gift to Royal Navy officer CHARLES ROYDS (1876-1931), the Discovery's first lieutenant after whom Cape Royds in Antarctica is named. The salver has specially crafted feet, fashioned after penguin's feet. The Discovery expedition was the first led by Captain Robert Scott and was arranged by the Joint Antarctic Committee composed of members from the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society. Known as the British National Antarctic Expedition, the goal of the expedition was the scientific exploration of South Victoria Land and the ice barrier as well as the interior of the Antarctic continent. Its achievements included the discovery of the polar plateau and Scott's ascent, the first ever, in a hot air balloon over Antarctica. It was also the first to do extensive land exploration on the continent and went the furthest south by a sledge reaching 82 16' S. One of the unexpected contributions was the introduction to the Antarctic of so many future explorers, as it included Ernest Shackleton, Frank Wild & Edgar & Edward Evans. Scott returned to Antarctica a second time aboard the Terra Nova. That expedition, which commenced in 1910, developed into a race against the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen to become the first to reach the South Pole. Amundsen attained the goal on January 4, 1912, beating Scott by two weeks. Scott's expedition ended tragically when he and four companions perished on their return march from the South Pole after failing to reach a supply depot. Royd's had a very distinguished list of Antarcticans attending his wedding. But there are a number of ghostly presences that might have been there. Both Scott and Edward Wilson died in 1911 in their attempt to be the first to the South Pole. Ernest Shackleton was on duty in Northern Russia, as was Frank Wild. These two were to return to the Antarctic in the Shackleton's Endurance expedition, which is one of the greatest stories of survival ever told. Dr. Koettlitz died in 1916. The silver salver was made by Goldsmiths & Silversmith's Co., Regent St., London in 1917. It has a scalloped rope edge and four ball and claw feet is inscribed with the seal of the Discovery Voyage depicting icebergs and a penguin encircled within a heraldic belt. Below the seal is the engraved inscription "To Captain C.W. Royds R.N. on his marriage October 5th 1918 from his old messmates in the âDiscovery' 1901-1904." Surrounding the inscription are the engraved signatures of: Scottish Royal Navy captain ALBERT B. ARMITAGE (1864-1943; "Albert B. Armitage"), was the Discovery's second-in-command. "Armitage had been second in command of the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition to Spitsbergen. In recognition of this, he received the Murchison award from the R[oyal] G[eographical] S[ociety]. Armitage was the oldest man in the expedition, and his years of Arctic service gave him more such experience than anyone else on the Discovery except Koettlitz. The contrasts between Armitage and Scott were noteworthy. Armitage had a good deal of experience with ships under sail; Scott did not. Armitage had three years of polar work; Scott had none," (Scott of the Antarctic, Huxley). Cape Armitage, the southernmost point on Ross Island, is named in his honor. LOUIS BERNACCHI (1876-1942; "L. C. Bernacchi") was a Tasmanian physicist and astronomer of Italian extraction. His first polar journey was with Carsten Borchgrevink's Southern Cross expedition (1898-1901), along with Hodgson (above). For his work on the Discovery voyage, Bernacchi was decorated by the Royal Geographical Society and awarded the Légion d'honneur. Scott was the best man at his wedding. Bernacchi explored regions of Africa and South America, wrote several books on the Antarctic, was a member of the Royal Geographic Society, and served in the British and United States military during World War I. His attempts to raise funds for a 1925 Antarctic expedition failed. Antarctica's Bernacchi Head and Bay honor his name. MICHAEL BARNE (1877-1961; "Michael Barne"). Barne's responsibilities as a member of Scott's Discovery expedition was to keep records of the voyage. A recipient of the Polar Medal, Barne "had been a shipmate of Scott on the Majestic. [and] was appointed second officer by the committee in June 1900. His duties including assisting Armitage with magnetic studies and taking charge of deep-sea temperature research," (Pilgrims on the Ice: Robert Falcon Scott's first Antarctic Expedition, Baughman). An Antarctic cape, glacier and inlet are named after him. GEORGE FRANCIS ARTHUR MULOCK (1882-1963; "George F.A. Mulock"). Mulock had joined the relief vessel Morning that resupplied Scott's ships in the Antarctic. In 1902, he came aboard the Discovery to replace Ernest Shackleton who had fallen ill. Mulock served as a surveyor and cartographer during the mission, publishing his results as Survey Work of the National Antarctic, 1901-04, for which he was awarded the Polar Medal. He had a distinguished career in both World War I and II, during which time he was held captive by the Japanese. The Mulock Inlet and Glacier are named in his honor. Marine biologist THOMAS VERE HODGSON (1864-1926; "T.V. Hodgson") did pioneering work aboard the Discovery and was the first person to describe the Antarctic's deep sea floor. Prior to joining the Discovery, he had been a member of Carsten Borchgrevink's Southern Cross expedition (1898-1901). Cape Hodgson in the Ross Archipelago is named after him. Royal Navy officer REGINALD W. SKELTON (1872-1956; "Reginald W. Skelton") was the Discovery's chief engineer and official photographer. Despite the long-standing friendship between Scott and Skelton, he was passed over as second-in-command on Scott's fatal 1910 Terra Nova expedition. An Antarctic inlet and three glaciers are named in his honor. CYRIL LONGHURST ("Cyril Longhurst") was the secretary of the Discovery expedition and served as best man at Shackleton's wedding. Mount Cyril in Anta.…