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1898 NANSENS FARTHEST NORTH (2 Vols) POLAR EXPLORATION Illustrated MAPS

Name: 1898 NANSENS FARTHEST NORTH (2 Vols) POLAR EXPLORATION Illustrated MAPS
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Fridtjof Nansen's Farthest North
Being the record of a voyage of the ship Fram, 1893-96. and of a fifteen months' sleigh journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen, with an appendix by Otto Sverdrup captain of the Fram.

Published by George Newnes Ltd, London, 1898. Complete in Two Volumes. octavo, pp. 480, 456. Both volumes profusely illustrated and with a folding colour map at end of Vol. I

NOTE: These 2 books seem to have been married together from different sets as one has gilt edges and patterned endpapers and the other has plain edges and yellow manilla endpapers. This is the only difference in the two books.

CONDITION
A good clean set. The decorative cloth bindings are in very good condition with no tears or damage. Endpapers good. All contents present and pages good throughout. No names or writing. Overall a good set.

Nansen's 'Farthest North' is an exciting travelogue relating back the author's experience while exploring and traversing the North Pole. The expedition starts with a voyage on the ship Fram and continues on with a fifteen months sleigh journey. When this text was translated from Norwegian to English, it garnered instant success and praise. Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian polymath who gained prominence throughout his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work which helped displaced war victims, particularly those from World War I.