Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819, 20, 21 & 22 / by John Franklin ; with an appendix containing geognostical observations and remarks on the Aurora Borealis.

Author/creator Franklin, John
Format Electronic
Edition[Abridged ed.]
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1824 (Philadelphia : William Brown, Printer)
Descriptionxi, 482 p., [2] leaves of plates : fold. map, port. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Partial contents Geognostical observations / John Richardson -- Aurora Borealis. General remarks.
Local noteLibrary's copy defective and imperfect: map wanting; pages stained or foxed; bleed-through of text.
General note"The publishers of the present edition of Franklin's Narrative have been induced to omit the greater part of the Appendix, comprising Observations on the Aurora Borealis and on the magnetic needle, by Lieutenant Hood, Captain Franklin and Dr. Richardson; Remarks and tables connected with astronomical observations; a Zoological appendix; Notes of fishes; and a Botanical appendix ... ."--Cf. p. [481]
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 25626.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
References RLIN, CTRG04-B38
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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