Lot 336
O. Sverdrup, Neues-Land. 2 Vol. Leipzig, 1903.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
336
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Otto Sverdrup
Sverdrup, Otto: Neues-Land. Vier Jahre in arktischen Gebieten. 2 Vol. Leipzig: Brockhaus 1903. 22,8 x 15,1 cm. With 225 illustrations and maps, some of which are full-page. XI pp., 1 unnumbered p., 576 pp.; X pp., 542 pp. Original brown linen binding with gold-embossed title and running title. Colour cover illustration and black-embossed borders.
(The cover shows minimal wear to the edges.)
Published under the original title ‘Nyt Land. Fire Aar i arktiske Egne’. As captain, Sverdrup also led the second “Fram” expedition, which is regarded as one of the ‘most successful expeditions in the history of Arctic exploration’ (Peter Dawes).
(The cover shows minimal wear to the edges.)
Published under the original title ‘Nyt Land. Fire Aar i arktiske Egne’. As captain, Sverdrup also led the second “Fram” expedition, which is regarded as one of the ‘most successful expeditions in the history of Arctic exploration’ (Peter Dawes).