The Frozen Zone And Its Explorers: A Comprehensive Record Of Voyages, Travels, Discoveries, Adventures And Whale-Fishing In The Arctic Regions For One Thousand Years. With A Full And Reliable History Of The Late Expedition Under Charles Francis Hall In The Ill-Fated Polaris…Also, An Account Of The Search Made For The Castaways By The Tigress And Juniata. Published By Subscription Only. Hyde, Alexander; Baldwin, Rev. A.C.; Gage, Rev. W.L. Arctic

Hartford, Conn.: Columbian Book Company, 1874. 8vo. xv + 800pp + [4pp] (publisher's adverts). Frontispiece, 150+ b/w illustrations, 1 tinted fold-out map, 3 full-page maps and 1 in text. Green pictorial cloth, gilt. Clean within. Very good. Chronicling one thousand years of Arctic exploration, this work covers a vast range of scientific and exploratory voyages from the discovery of Iceland by the Northmen in 861 to the loss of the USS Polaris in 1872. Beginning with a biography of Elisha Kane, the authors describe the geography of the Arctic, early expeditions to the region, and various whale-fishing expeditions. As a synopsis of earlier Arctic works, this publication provides a condensed overview of historical Arctic expeditions undertaken by explorers who were drawn to the North Pole. Extensively illustrated with portraits of explorers, including Dr. Kane and John Franklin, landscapes, and maps of the region.