‎EDMOND Charles ( CHOIEÇKI ) - Karl GIRARDET ( illustrations ) :‎
‎Voyage dans Les Mers du Nord à bord de la corvette La Reine Hortense. (avec) Notices scientifiques communiquées par MM. les membres de l'expédition. Carte du Voyage. Carte géologique de l'Islande. Dessins de M. Karl Girardet.‎

‎13. Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1857, large in-8°, 26,8 x 18,6 cm, (8)nn pp + 632 pp + 146 pp + 2 folding maps + 1 folding genealogical table + 12 plates ( complete). Bound in contemporary grey boards, Copy of the title page tipped on to the front cover ( publisher's binding ?). The boards show some superficial wear giving the book a somewhat scruffy appearance but the binding is solid and sound. The interior is very clean. This is the account of an early French exploration voyage to the Arctic. The ''Hortense '' departed from Le Havre and visited the coasts of Iceland, Greenland and Scandinavia. Its nearest approch to the North Pole was the Jan Mayen island. Text in French. Livre en français.‎

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