Farthest North – Fridtjof Nansen – 1897 | 1st Edition, Arctic Maps, Fram Expedition

Fridtjof Nansen

Farthest north – fridtjof nansen – 1897 | 1st edition, arctic maps, fram expedition | the first u. S. Edition of fridtjof nansen’s <em>farthest north</em>, issued in 1897, detailed the arctic expedition of the ship <em>fram</em>. Nansen recounts dog-sled travel and eskimo survival tactics as he endeavored to reach the north pole.

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The First U.S. edition of Fridtjof Nansen’s Farthest North, issued in 1897, detailed the Arctic expedition of the ship Fram. Nansen recounts dog-sled travel and Eskimo survival tactics as he endeavored to reach the North Pole.

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Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen is the official account of the 3-year Arctic expedition of the ship Fram, which endeavored to reach the North Pole. Nansen recounts his voyage toward the Pole, the difficulties of the ship being encased in the ice, and his journey across the ice by sleigh with Lieutenant Johansen. The work includes encounters with Eskimo communities and their tactics for surviving the harsh Arctic climate and traversing the ice by dog-sled. Published in 1897 by Harper & Brothers, this first edition features 120 illustrations, with 16 in color, along with four folding maps and numerous in-text drawings. Farthest North presents the full travel record with maps, expedition notes, and ethnographic observations, drawn from Nansen’s firsthand experiences.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Farthest North, being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship Fram 1893–96 and of a fifteen months’ sleigh journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen
  • Author: Fridtjof Nansen
  • Contributor: Otto Sverdrup (Appendix)
  • Publisher: New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers
  • Edition: First US edition, 1897
  • Binding: Original olive green cloth, decorative titling
  • Format: Quarto (4to), two volumes
  • Size: ~ 9.75in x 7in (24.5cm x 17.5cm)
  • Collation:
    • Vol. I – x, [4], 587, [1]
    • Vol. II – x, [2], 729, [1], 4
  • Illustrations: 120 plates (16 in color), including frontispiece illustrations, 4 folding color maps
  • Contents Include:
    • The Fram expedition narrative
    • Polar ice crossing with sleighs
    • Maps of the expedition route and polar region
    • Descriptions of Eskimo customs and survival practices

 

Condition:

Very Good. Binding is secure. Cloth shows minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Pages are clean overall, with occasional foxing confined to the endpapers. All maps are present and intact, one with very minor repair. Plates and text block are complete.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First U.S. edition of one of the best-known polar expedition accounts
  • All four folding maps included
  • Contains firsthand descriptions of Arctic survival and Eskimo life

Item Number: #31057

Categories

Natural History

European History

Voyages & Exploration & Maps

Authors

Fridtjof Nansen

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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