A narrative of the voyages and travels of Captain Beechey, R.N. ... to the Pacific and Behring's straits;. performed in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28. For the purpose of co-operating with the expeditions under Captains Parry and Franklin. And of Captain Back, R.N., to the Thlew-ee-choh river & the Arctic sea, in search of the expedition under Capt. J. Ross, R.N., being the conclusion of the series of voyages instituted for the discovery of the North West passage. /. Compiled from original and authenticated documents by Robert Huish. ...
Huish, Robert, 1777-1850
Category
Books
Date
1836
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3244508
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],vi,704 p., [7] leaves of plates: ill., ports. ; 22cm (8vo). Provenance: inscribed "Ashton Mosley, Burnaston House, Etwall, Derbyshire 1858" [i.e. Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley (1792-1875)]. Stamped on t.p. Camberwell Athenæum. Binding: nineteenth-century blue cloth, gold lettered spine: Beechey & Back's voyages.
Makers and roles
Huish, Robert, 1777-1850