CAPTAIN GEORGE BACK Narrative Of The Arctic Land Expedition 1836 First TRADE ED

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David Mason Fine and Rare Books BACK, Captain [George]. Narrative Of The Arctic Land Expedition To The Mouth Of The Great Fish River, And Along The Shores Of The Arctic Ocean, In The Years 1833, 1834, And 1835; By… Illustrated by A Map And Plates. London: John Murray, 1836. First trade edition. (There was also a large paper edition published the same year). Tall 8vo., original brown cloth, gilt title on the spine, x, (2), (1)-663, (1), 8pp. ads, 4pp. ads. dated “May 1836.” With 16 fullpage plates including the frontis. With a large folding map at the rear. Some browning and foxing to approximately half of the plates, bookplate, spine slightly faded with a bit of rubbing to the spine ends but o/w an near fine, unworn copy. “Back was disquieted by rumours about John Ross, who had not been heard of since he had set out on an attempt at a northwest passage in 1829. Back returned to England at once and offered to command a search. He learned that Dr Richardson had already submitted a plan for reaching Ross by way of the Thlew-ee-choh or Great Fish River (Back River), a river known only by Indian report, which was supposed to rise somewhere near Great Slave Lake and flow northwest into the Arctic Ocean. Richardson had received insufficient support and stepped down. Back adopted the same plan and raised enough support from the government, the HBC, and public subscription to go ahead with the expedition under the direction of the Colonial Office. Taking with him Dr Richard King as naturalist, Back left Liverpool by packet for New York on 17 Feb. 1833. In June he was at Fort Alexander on Lake Winnipeg, where George Simpson, now governor of all the HBC’s activities overseas, greeted him cordially, apparently having forgotten their brush in 1821.From Fort Resolution Back set out to search for the Thlew-ee-choh and located it on 29 August. He then returned to the expedition’s wintering station, Fort Reliance, at the eastern end of Great Slave Lake. When news reached him in spring 1834 of Ross’s safe return to England, it only remained for him to explore the Thlew-ee-choh and the seacoast adjoining its mouth. On 7 June 1834 his party left the fort for their depot on Artillery Lake, and, travelling by Clinton-Colden Lake and Aylmer Lake, reached the Thlew-ee-choh on 28 June. The descent of this river took them one month, after which they spent three weeks exploring Chantrey Inlet. Poor weather prevented their making a more extensive survey of the sea-coast, and they were back in Fort Reliance on 27 September. On 21 March 1835 Back left for England, leaving King to follow with the men and equipment.” (DCB). TPL 1873; Arctic Bib. 851; Sabin 2613. . Books can also be picked up at our location in Toronto at 366 Adelaide Street West, Suite LL04/LL05, M5V 1R9. We accept VISA, MASTERCARD All material is guaranteed as described. Returns for good reason within 5 days of receipt, with authorization. David Mason Books is a member of ABAC / ILAB

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