Phipps, Constantine John

Estimate

4,000 - 5,000 USD

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Description

A Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by his Majesty's Command 1773. London: J. Nourse, 1774
paper, ink, leather

4to (255 x 200 mm). Half-title, 15 maps, views and charts; occasional light stray spot or stain. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt; restored at spine ends and corners.

Literature

Hill (2004) 1351; Sabin 62572

Catalogue Note

first edition. "This expedition of the Racehorse and Carcass, undertaken for the purpose of discovering a route to India through the northern polar regions, was blocked by pack ice north of Spitsbergen... The voyage is perhaps best remembered for the presence of young Horatio Nelson, as midshipman aboard the Carcass, and his encounter with a polar bear" (Hill).