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The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin : a personal narrative / by Elisha Kent Kane.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, John, 1786-1847.
- Franklin, John.
- Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
- Kane, Elisha Kent.
- Advance (Ship).
- Rescue (Ship).
- Grinnell Expedition--1st, 1850-1851.
- Grinnell Expedition.
- Geophysics--Arctic regions.
- Geophysics.
- Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--American.
- Arctic regions.
- Arctic Regions.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Dechert, Robert (donor)
- Wilson, Helen Godey (bookplate)
- Kane, J. K. (autograph)
- Michael Esq., M. and Mrs. (inscription)
- Physical Description:
- xi pages, 1 unnumbered page, 13 unnumbered pages-552, 8 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harper & Brothers, publishers, 1853.
- Notes:
- Appendix includes official documents, including Lieut. DeHaven's report, relating to the expedition and meteorological data.
- Includes engravings by Lossing and Barritt, and engravings, lithographs, and mezzotint by John Sartain, James Hamilton and P.S. Duval & Co. after the author.
- Advertisements on 8 pages at end.
- Local Notes:
- Ms. notes on t.p. and front free endpapers: "revise copy".
- Cited in:
- Sabin, 36998
- OCLC:
- 36325169
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