Ross, Captain Sir James Clark: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY AND RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC REGIONS, DURING THE YEARS 1839-1843 in 2 Volumes. , London: John Murray, 1847.

1st Edition: 2 vols. Vol I; lii, (iv) 366pp, 6 maps (2 folding), 5 plates. (1 folding), folding panorama. 7 vignettes on chapter heading pages. Vol II (vii-x) + (iv) 448pp, 2 maps (1 folding), 3 plates., 10 vignettes on chapter heading pages. 16 pages of publisher's advertising. The expedition of the ships Erebus and Terror under the Command of Sir James Ross was without doubt one of the most important voyages in the history of Antarctica. Ross discovered the Ross Sea, Ross Island with the active volcano Mount Erebus, the Ross Ice Shelf, Victoria Land and smaller islands off the Antarctic coast. WATER DAMAGED: Some water staining, however it is original (other than maps which are facisimiles). Needs rebinding. Torquay book society stamps on title pages both volumes and contemporary rotation list in ink on fep Volume II. Poor. (Book ref. 1117)  £625.00

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