THE JOURNAL OF ROCHFORT MAGUIRE: Two Years at Point Barrow, Alaska, Aboard H.M.S. Plover in the Search for Sir John Franklin
Edition: First Edition
London: Hakluyt Society, 1988. Two volumes, blue cloth. pp xiv, 318; vi, 319-584 + 2 folding maps. Illustrations, maps, frontispiece portrait, index. Fine in fine jackets. "Maguire's narrative is introduced by a detailed discussion of the history, strategy and logistics of the Franklin search in the western Arctic. Appendices include accounts of the Search's five boat expeditions near Point Barrow as well as .Dr. John Simpson's seminal essay on the Eskimos of northern Alaska." - jacket. 1.2 kg parcel; Octavo