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Richardson accompanied Franklin on his expeditions. Includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers
Richardson accompanied Franklin on his expeditions. Includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers
Richardson accompanied Franklin on his expeditions. Includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers
Richardson accompanied Franklin on his expeditions. Includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers

RICHARDSON, John.

Arctic Searching Expedition: a journal of a boat-voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, in search of the discovery ships under the command of Sir John Franklin...

London, Longman, 1851.

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Richardson, the noted naturalist, accompanied Franklin on his first and second expeditions. The present work includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers in 1849. The appendix contains a comparative table of dialects spoken by the Eskimo. The book also contains one of the earliest listings of Canadian and Arctic plants.

First edition; 2 vols, 8vo; 2 coloured lithograph frontispieces, 8 lithograph plates, folding coloured map; later dark blue half morocco gilt, original cloth sides bound-in at end, neat restoration to outer edge first three leaves (circa 3 mm), a very good set; viii, 413; vii, [1], 426 pp., 32 pages ads end vol. I.

Arctic Bibliography 14489; Sabin 71025; Wagner-Camp 203:1; Hill 1452.

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Richardson accompanied Franklin on his expeditions. Includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers

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