Weld, Charles Richard

FIRST EDITION, 8vo (210 x 140mm.), 76pp., folding lithographed map, original dark blue watered silk covered boards, title in gilt on upper cover, slipcase

Anne Weld, wife of author, niece of Franklin, ownership signature

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“Weld was the chief helper of Sir John Franklin in the home work connected with his Arctic explorations, and was an authority on every matter connected with the polar circle. He issued in 1850 a well-timed lecture on ‘Arctic Expeditions,’ originally delivered at the London Institution on 6 Feb. 1850, and this was followed by pamphlets upon the search for Franklin during 1851” (DNB, 1899 edition).