ROSS, JAMES CLARK. 1800-1862.

ROSS, JAMES CLARK. 1800-1862.
A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839-43. London: John Murray, 1847.
2 volumes. 8vo (212 x 133 mm). 8 lithographed plates (1 folding), 8 engraved maps (3 folding), illustrations in the text. 20th century three-quarter tan calf over marbled boards. Shelfwear, scattered stains, a few repairs to folding plates.
Provenance: John Madden (Ireland, 1836-1902; ownership inscriptions dated 1888 and bookplates.)

FIRST EDITION. "One of the most important works in the history of Antarctic exploration" (Hill). James Ross led this expedition for the purpose of Antarctic discovery and magnetic surveys, during which he circumnavigated the Antarctic continent, discovering the Ross Sea, Ross Island, the Ross Shelf Ice, Victoria Land, Erebus and Terror Gulf, and attempted to enter the Weddell Sea. Abbey Travel 610; Hill (2004) 1487; Spence 993; Taurus 9.