The cruise of the "Antarctic" to the south Polar regions. With frontispiece by W. L. Wyllie, A.R.A., and illustrations by W. G. Burn Murdoch Bull, H. J. Travel writing

Bull, H. J. The cruise of the "Antarctic" to the south Polar regions. With frontispiece by W. L. Wyllie, A.R.A., and illustrations by W. G. Burn Murdoch. First edition. London: Edward Arnold, 1896. Hardback, VG. Blue cloth, bumped to corners, slightly sunned to spine with a few small marks. Binding strong. Blue endpapers. A few light foxing spots to prelims. Frontispiece b/w illustration with lightly tanned tissue guard. Light tanning also to title page. [v], 243pp. + 32pp. publisher catalogue; b/w illustrations. Contents clean and bright. Some pages uncut. An account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition of 1894-95 led by Leonard Kristensen. Bull, a Melbourne resident, organized the voyage and served as its manager. This commercial enterprise in search of whaling grounds and seals was funded by the Norwegian whaler Svend Foyn. By late 1894 the ship had penetrated the pack ice and entered the Ross Sea. At Cape Adare a crew including Kristensen, Bull and Carstens Borchgrevink went ashore, becoming the first men to set foot on the continent. There are 12 plates in the book showing sealers at work, a portrait of Foyn, and many of the ship surrounded by icebergs. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.