Franklin's account of the disastrous expedition between 1819 and 1822 to seek the Norhtwest Passage, reproduced here with an introduction by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, and with a new introduction by James P. Delgado who asseses Franklin's life and career and the 1819-1822 expedition. Sumptuously illustrated and based on recent research. Fine copy. No previous owner name or other marking.

Polar Franklin Scott