Author: SCORESBY, WILLIAM,
Title: Seven log-books concerning the Arctic voyages of Captain William Scoresby, Senior of Whitby, England. Issued in fac-simile (...) with reproductions in color of portraits in oils of Captain William Scoresby, Senior and of Captain William Scoresby, Junior. Introduction and notes by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh.
Description: N.Y., The Explorers Club, 1916-1917. 8 vols. (Introductory brochure & 7 vols. of facs.) Folio. IX+31;191;57;32+(2);38;34;83;61 pp. With 3 portraits (incl. 2 col., tipped-in), 4 maps (incl.. 3 fold.), 11 plts. (incl. 2 fold.), facs. in introductory vol. Hardcover. Or. marbled boards, in slipcase. (Fragile spines lack pieces of covering paper, mainly to vols. 1 & 7; stamps "Reserve stock Imperial Institute Library 1925" on titles). Good. ¶ No. 118 of 300 printed copies, not in trade. - The log-books describe fourteen whaling and exploration voyages into the Arctic seas from 1786 to 1822.

Keywords: Whales whaling. logs journals. expeditions British English maritime overseas. Atlantic Ocean. North Polar regions. . 1786 1813


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