Narrative of an expedition to the polar sea : in the years 1820, 1821, 1822 and 1823 : commanded by Lieutenant, now Admiral, Ferdinand Wrangell [i.e., Wrangel], of the Russian Imperial Navy.

Author/creator Wrangel, Ferdinand Petrovich
Other author Engelhardt, G. (Georg), 1775-1862.
Other author Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew-York : Harper and Bros., 1845, [c1841]
Description302 p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.) : fold. map ; 16 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subjects

Caption title Narrative of an expedition to Siberia and the polar sea
Running title Wrangell's polar expedition
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
Local noteBiography; Travel; Science.
Local note2008A255100.
General note"The English copy, from which this is taken, was edited by Major Sabine ... . The work, as now presented to the public, has been carefully revised by the American editor, and considerably abridged ... ."--Publishers' advertisement, p. [i]-ii.
General note"The work, of which the present is a translation, was drawn up in the German language by M. Engelhardt from the journals and papers of M. Wrangell, and of the other officers of the expedition, placed in his hands for that purpose, and was published at Berlin in July, 1839, under the editorial care of Professor Ritter, with the sanction of M. Wrangell ..."--Pref., p. [iii].
General noteReproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 22578.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2008. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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