Journals of the first, second and third voyages for the discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in 1819-20-21-22-23-24-25 in His Majesty's Ships Hecla, Griper and Fury, under the orders of Capt. W.E. Parry, commander of the expedition. Five volumes. With plates. ... Published by authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855)
Category
Books
Date
1828
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3225694.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.4, plates : ill. ; 15cm (16mo). Provenance: inscription from v.2: "Ashton Mosley, Bernaston House, Darby" [sic, inscription partly cut, i.e. Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley (1792-1875), grandfather of Col. Godfrey Mosley (1863-1945) who married Hilda Harpur Crewe in 1918; Burnaston House, Etwall, Derby]. Inscription erased from pastedown in both vols. Binding: publisher's red cloth, printed paper spine label.
Makers and roles
Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855) , author