The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years. With a ... history of the late expedition ... in the ill-fated Polaris ... Illustrated with one hundred and seventy-five engravings and maps.

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  • Written and compiled from authentic sources by Alexander Hyde, A.C. Baldwin, and W.L. Gage. To which is added a sketch of Dr. Kane, by Charles W. Shields.
  • Hyde, Alexander, 1814-1881
  • Hartford, Conn., Columbian Book Company, 1874.
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    Rare Book Collection (Wilson Library) — Travel

    Call Number
    G620 .H9
    Note
    Bound in green sand grain (C) cloth blinding with pictorial decorations in gilt on spine of arctic explorers and, on front cover, an arctic scene with dog sled.; Advertisements ([4] p.) for books published by the Columbian Book Company bound in at end of text.
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    Call Number
    G620 .H9
    Status
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    Description:
    xv, 800 pages : illustrations, 2 maps, plates, portraits ; 23 cm
    Published:
    Hartford, Conn., Columbian Book Company, 1874.
    Language:
    English
    Notes:
    Published by subscription only.
    Spine title: The Polaris disaster, or The frozen zone and its explorers.
    Title on front cover: Adventures in frost-land.
    Local Notes:
    RBC G620 .H9 c. 1: Bound in green sand grain (C) cloth blinding with pictorial decorations in gilt on spine of arctic explorers and, on front cover, an arctic scene with dog sled.;Advertisements ([4] p.) for books published by the Columbian Book Company bound in at end of text.
    OCLC Number:
    3474519
    Other Identifiers:
    LCCN: 05039953

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