Franklin Expedition. Return. Arctic Expedition. London: House of Commons, 5 March 1850, inscribed by Captain Edward Joseph Bird to Sir Joseph Sherer R.N. to upper margin of title, (vi) 157pp, 2 folding maps, 1 plate, title reinforced with later paper restoration, repaired tear to large polar map, closed marginal tear to map of Baffin Bay, some leaves reinforced to gutter, lightly spotted, occasional light marginal toning, original blue covers (rear loosely tipped-in), modern blue buckram, spine lettered in gilt, folio An Arctic blue book inscribed by the Commander of the Investigator to a fellow Arctic explorer. These parliamentary accounts are considered the most important primary source material relating to the Arctic from this period. Inscribed by Captain Edward Joseph Bird to Sir Joseph Sherer. Bird commanded the Investigator in the 1848 search for the Franklin expedition alongside Captain James Clark Ross in the Enterprise. He met Sherer on Parry's 1821-23 Arctic expedition which aimed to discover the North-West Passage. Sherer served on both of Parry's expeditions aboard the Hecla and was knighted into the Guelphic Order in 1836. He later worked on seizing slave vessels, capturing the Josepha, Midas and Gallito in an 8-month window, for which he received praise from the Lords of the Admiralty.
Franklin Expedition. Return. Arctic Expedition. London: House of Commons, 5 March 1850, inscribed by Captain Edward Joseph Bird to Sir Joseph Sherer R.N. to upper margin of title, (vi) 157pp, 2 folding maps, 1 plate, title reinforced with later paper restoration, repaired tear to large polar map, closed marginal tear to map of Baffin Bay, some leaves reinforced to gutter, lightly spotted, occasional light marginal toning, original blue covers (rear loosely tipped-in), modern blue buckram, spine lettered in gilt, folio An Arctic blue book inscribed by the Commander of the Investigator to a fellow Arctic explorer. These parliamentary accounts are considered the most important primary source material relating to the Arctic from this period. Inscribed by Captain Edward Joseph Bird to Sir Joseph Sherer. Bird commanded the Investigator in the 1848 search for the Franklin expedition alongside Captain James Clark Ross in the Enterprise. He met Sherer on Parry's 1821-23 Arctic expedition which aimed to discover the North-West Passage. Sherer served on both of Parry's expeditions aboard the Hecla and was knighted into the Guelphic Order in 1836. He later worked on seizing slave vessels, capturing the Josepha, Midas and Gallito in an 8-month window, for which he received praise from the Lords of the Admiralty.
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