Three Years Of Arctic Service An Account Of The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition Of 1881-84 And The Attainment Of The Farthest North.

Three Years Of Arctic Service An Account Of The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition Of 1881-84 And The Attainment Of The Farthest North. 1886. New York: Three Years Of Arctic Service An Account Of The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition Of 1881-84 And The Attainment Of The Farthest North.

8vo. Handsomely bound in finely woven navy blue boards with beveled edges and gray-coated endpapers; stamped brightly in silver with a dynamic explorer with flagpole and compass motif on the front boards; bright gilt and silver lettering on the spine. Very clean and tight throughout. Engraved frontis. Portrait of Greely by Charles Schlecht, 41 plates, most engraved after photographs by George W.Rice, photographer of the expedition, 2 folding facsimiles, 81 text illus., & 9 maps (4 folding, 1 coloured,1 in rear pocket). Account of the American expedition of 1881-84, based at Fort Conger, Lady Franklin Bay, on the east coast of Ellesmere Island, which explored the north coast of Greenland from Cape Bryant to Cape Washington, the interior and west coast of Grinnell Land, and Hayes Sound on Ellesmere. All but seven members of the party perished of starvation before the survivors were rescued at Cape Sabine, Smith Sound. Arctic.

Adolphus Washington Greely FRSGS (March 27, 1844 – October 20, 1935) was a United States Army officer and polar explorer. He attained the rank of major general and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor.

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