Title: Proceedings of the "Proteus" Court of Inquiry on the Greely Relief Expedition of 1883 Author: ** Place: Washington Publisher: Government Printing Office Date: 1884 Description: 310, 265 pp. Illustrated with 4 lithograph plates and 6 folding maps. (8vo) 9x5¾, rebound in modern red library cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. The Proteus and Yantie, under Army and Navy command respectively, made up the relief expedition of 1883. The Proteus was lost in Kane Basin, and the instructions issued for the undertaking were not altogether followed. These proceedings of the inquiry show the organization, outfitting and general conduct of the expedition, with voluminous documentation in the appendix, covering letters, instructions, and journals relating to the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Lot Amendments Condition: One plate with a diagonal tear from improper opening; else very good. Item number: 180121
Title: Proceedings of the "Proteus" Court of Inquiry on the Greely Relief Expedition of 1883 Author: ** Place: Washington Publisher: Government Printing Office Date: 1884 Description: 310, 265 pp. Illustrated with 4 lithograph plates and 6 folding maps. (8vo) 9x5¾, rebound in modern red library cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. The Proteus and Yantie, under Army and Navy command respectively, made up the relief expedition of 1883. The Proteus was lost in Kane Basin, and the instructions issued for the undertaking were not altogether followed. These proceedings of the inquiry show the organization, outfitting and general conduct of the expedition, with voluminous documentation in the appendix, covering letters, instructions, and journals relating to the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Lot Amendments Condition: One plate with a diagonal tear from improper opening; else very good. Item number: 180121
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