Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery; Including Researches and Discoveries on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland, Made in the Summer of 1822, in the Ship Baffin of Liverpool
Edinburgh: Archibal Constable and Co. / Hurst, Robinson and Co., 1823. First edition. Hardcover. XLIII; 472pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Rebound in blue cloth; red leatherette title label on spine with gilt lettering. Mild soiling to front board. Textblock is age toned and sporadically foxed with a smattering of pencil notations. Ownership marks on the title page, including the signature of American novelist Charles Nordhoff, best known for "Mutiny on the Bounty," "Men Against the Sea," and "Pitcairn's Island." Good +. Item #69654
Plates complete, with two maps and six illustrations.
Containing observations of the flora and fauna in the region and a record of whale hunting practices in the early 19th century, along with details of William Scoresby's surveys and charts of Greenland's east coast. His work was considered a vital contribution to early geographical knowledge of Greenland.
Price: $500.00