The crew of H.M.S. Terror,_breaking_a_passage_in_the_ice, Louis Haghe, 1838

The crew of h. M. S. Terror,_breaking_a_passage_in_the_ice taken fromː george back (1796-1878). Narrative of an expedition in h. M. S. Terror, undertaken with a view to geographical discovery on the arctic shores, in the years 1836-7. London: john murray, 1838. The first edition of back’s account of his final arctic voyage. Back was commissioned to complete the survey of the coast between prince regent’s inlet and turnagain point but the terror was beset by ice for nearly a year (august 1837-july 1837), drifting in the pack off northeast southampton island. Arctic bib. 850; hill 44; sabin 2617; ricks p. 30; tpl 2033. Lot number: live auction 15724 lot 168 sale 7 dec 2017. Object Type: print. Date: 1838. Dimensions: 215 x 133mm. Medium: lithograph. The crew of H.M.S. Terror, breaking a passage in the ice NYR 2017