The Search for Sir John Franklin; From The Private Journal of an Officer of The Fox. 1860. An original article from the Cornhill Magazine 1860.
London: The Cornhill Magazine, 1860. First Edition. Disbound. With a large folding map (16 x 8 inches) and an attractive woodcut engraving (5 x 8 inches). Franklin's last voyage was widely seen as the worst British polar exploration disaster due to the total loss of life, and the unknown circumstances..... More