Fridtjof Hansen - Farthest North - 1898

Farthest North: The voyage and exploration of the ‘Fram’ 1893-96 and
Volume Two; the fifteen months sledge expedition.
By Fridtjof Nansen.

671 pages plus two large maps in colour, pull out
First map shows the route of the ship ‘Fram’ and Nansen’s and Johansen’s sledge journey, second is a sketch map of ‘Franz Joseph Land’

Illustrated throughout; including eight plates in colours showing light phenomena, moonlight, aurora borealis etc.
66 other full page plates and 45 in the text.
Also 16 original sketches by Nansen himself.

All plates are in nice condition.
The two maps also clean and in very good condition.

Title page in red and black, frontispiece opposite with tissue paper protector
Publishing details date ‘1898’ at the bottom

Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the ‘Fram’
Extensive index at the back
671 pages are generally clean, paper is in different sizes, a couple at the back are still uncut.

Blue hardback cover with gold titles and gold drawing of man with sledge, husky dogs pulling, words in gold underneath say ‘northwards through the drift snow’
Titles on spine in gold.
Large book
Tightly bound, no loose pages
Cover has a few little edge scuffs but overall in good shape and gold is bright.

First Edition 1897
Published by Archibald Constable & Co Westminster
Printed by Harrison & Sons London

Scarce copy.
Two Volumes in one
Fascinating content; polar expedition history; Victorian arctic explorers and new discoveries.


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