By Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock
London   John Murray
8.5" by 6" xxvii [2], 2-403, 1pp
A beautifully bound example of the fascinating first edition of the journey to locate John Franklin's lost expedition. Illustrated throughout.
By Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock

1859 The Voyage of the Fox in Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions.

London   John Murray
8.5" by 6" xxvii [2], 2-403, 1pp
A beautifully bound example of the fascinating first edition of the journey to locate John Franklin's lost expedition. Illustrated throughout.
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First Edition, Folding Maps, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The first edition of Sir Francis Leopold McClintock's account of his journey to locate the remains of the ill-fated Arctic expedition led by Navy officer John Franklin in the mid nineteenth century, in beautiful quarter morocco binding.

With nineteen illustrations in total, including one folding plate containing two maps, a folding plate depicting a record found of Franklin's expedition, a large folding map in colour, and fifteen plates. Collated, complete.

Captain McClintock received the Arctic Medal from Queen Victoria after his successful mission to find the remains of Franklin's lost expedition, a failed British voyage of Arctic exploration in which two ships carrying a crew of 129 officers and men became icebound for more than a year.

Marks found on the bones of the bodies recovered suggested evidence of cannibalism, elevating the lost expedition to mythic status. McClintock's findings were of special importance for the subsequent romanticising of John Franklin as a figure in British culture, as the establishment of his date of death acquitted the sailor himself from suspicion of cannibalism.

With a single leaf of publisher's advertisements to the year, dated January 1860, and with renewed endpapers. The stamp of the Advocated Library of Aberdeen appears to the verso of the title page, with no further library markings present.

A fascinating first edition recounting an important and tragic incident in the history of polar exploration.

Condition

Rebound in quarter morocco, with marbled paper covered boards and endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamp to verso of title page. Pages bright, with significant handling marks present throughout. Large folding map has been rebacked.

Very Good Indeed

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