Arctic Explorations, Elisha Kent Kane, 1853, ‘54, ‘55
Elisha Kent Kane. M.D., U.S.N.
The Second Grinnell Expedition
in Search of
Sir John Franklin
Philadelphia
Childs and Peterson
1856
Two volumes in very good condition.
With scattered foxing
Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings
from sketches by the author
The steel plates executed under the supervision of J.M. Butler, The Wood engravings by Van Ingen & Snyder
As senior medical officer he sailed (1850) on the first Grinnell expedition in search of the lost Franklin party. Kane’s U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. This mission failed.
The Second Grinnell Expedition
in Search of
Sir John Franklin
Philadelphia
Childs and Peterson
1856
Two volumes in very good condition.
With scattered foxing
Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings
from sketches by the author
The steel plates executed under the supervision of J.M. Butler, The Wood engravings by Van Ingen & Snyder
He was able to organize and lead the second Grinnell expedition (1853-55). This expedition, of which the American physician and arctic explorer I. I. Hayes was medical officer, passed northward through Smith Sound at the head of Baffin Bay. This mission also eventually failed to find Franklin.
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