The polar and tropical worlds : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.113.15
- Call Number
- 919.8 HAR
- Edition
- New ed.
- Contributor
- Guernsey, Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson), 1824-1902
- Place of Publication
- Guelph, Ont.
- Publisher
- J.W. Lyon
- Publication Date
- 1874
- Printer
- Clark W. Bryan & Co.
- Physical Description
- xx, [17]-811 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "A R Currie Pennant Sask March 9 / 1926" [handwritten in black ink on back of portrait of Dr. Hartwig] "John Byrne" [handwritten in pencil on p.513]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Natural history
- Polar regions--Discovery and exploration
- Tropics--Discovery and exploration
- Notes
- "Edited, with additional chapters, by Dr. A. H. Guernsey" --title page.
- "Two volumes in one" --title page.
- "Embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries" --title page.
- "The whole splendidly embellished with nearly two hundred beautiful illustrations, true to nature, from designs furnished by artists in the regions to which they relate" --title page.
- "New edition, with an account of Hall's last expedition, a summary of arctic explorations, and new maps of the arctic regions" --title page.
- "Sold only by subscription" --title page.
- Author's given name and dates: Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880
- Editor's given name and dates: Guernsey, Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson), 1824-1902