SNOW (William Parker).
Voyage of the Prince Albert in search of Sir John Franklin: A Narrative of Every-day life in the Arctic Seas.
First edition of Snow’s premiere voyage to the Arctic in search of the missing Franklin party, based on his private journals. After experiencing a vision of the whereabouts of the missing Franklin expedition Snow wrote to Lady Franklin who promptly sponsored the voyage of the Prince Albert, captained by Charles Forsyth. The vessel sailed from June-Sept, 1850, travelling through Baffin Bay, Barrow Strait, and exploring the Boothia Peninsula before prematurely returning to England. Snow published his narrative shortly after, which was used to promote additional rescue missions. The lithographic plates were done after original drawings by the author.
Arctic Bibliography, 16362; Lande, S2105; Sabin 85560.
