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The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70, and Narrative of the Wreck of the 'Hansa' in the Ice.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle 1874
First (English) edition. Solidly bound in neat green library binding, with gilt title to the spine and blind stamped library emblem to the front board. Complete, with numerous wood engravings, 2 coloured maps (one folding), 2 portraits in steel engraving and 4 chromolithographed illustrations (including frontis). Koldewey was captain of the Germania; the 'Hansa' that was crushed by ice in October 1869. Overall in a very good condition. Minor handling, and light grubbiness to page edges. Signs of some creasing in folding of map at rear, and a small closed tear to outer edge (map not affected). Attractive library bookplate to front and back paste-down. Some pages have an embossed library stamp. viii, 583 pp. 250 x 170 mm (9Ÿ x 6Ÿ inches).
Die Erste Deutsche Nordpolar-Expedition im Jahre 1868. Mit einem Vorwort von A. Petermann. Mit zwei originalkarten und einer Chromolithographie.
Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1871. 4to. No wrappers. Chromolithographed frontispiece. (Showing Germania, das Schiff). 56 pp.and 2 folded maps. Clean and fine.
(Petermann's ""Geographischen Mittheilungen"", Ergänzungsheft 28).
