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Overland to starvation cove: with the inuit in search of franklinsearching for the franklin expedition: the arctic journal of robert randolph carterfatal passage: the untold story of john rae, the arctic adventurer who discovered the fate of franklin5 cm) iceblink – the tragic fate of sir john franklin’s lost polar expedition john wiley & sonsnaval institute presscondition: finedust jacket condition: fine (in protective cover)university of toronto presscondition: fineharperflamingocanadaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5x16 cm) a frenchman in search of franklin: de bray's arctic journal, university of toronto pressplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith inscription of the previous owner on front papercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Contents - five days at jerusalem; sicily as it is; china (pages ), cochin china and japan; islands of the indian and eastern seas; up and down the amoor; from asia to america; vancouver island; from the atlantic to the pacific; cremation ghats at calcutta; cuba and the cubans; to cuba and back; the search for the franklin expedition; dalmatia; galapagos archipelago; coral islands; maldiva islands; society islands; mount athos and its monasteries; the great plains of north america; travel and sporting adventures in south africa; the steppes of russia and the caucasus; morocco or maroccovery good condition with both boards firmly attached and no pages loose or missingquarter bound in brown buckram on maroon buckram hardboards, with five raised bands on the spine, and gilt letteringpublished in by william collins of london and glasgowfold out plate showing jerusalem from the mount of olives; illustrated title page with vignette of the great eastern laying the atlantic cable; plain text title page; xii pages of preface, contents and illustrations; 820 pagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis is the first series, so presumably more were planned or actually publishedwith 200 illustrations after drawings by gustave dore, berard, lancelot, jules noel and other eminent artists, and six finely engraved full coloured mapsi have here for sale a book entitled all round the world: an illustrated record of voyages, travels and adventures, in all parts of the globe, edited by wf ainsworthplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethere are 72 full pages plates in this book, together with innumerable woodcut illustrations in the text, and of course the six coloured maps of asia; china and the indo-chinese states; north america; south america; turkey in europe and greece; and africa
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The franklin mint sterling silver5 grams * franklin mint * in great condition925 " millennium " ingot: * "millennium " solid sterling silver ignot in box * guaranteed 500 grains
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Oxfam shop glossop shackleton and the endurance expedition oxfam price £999 see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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6a fine porcelain by the franklin mint "spirit of the skies" design has hanger on back measures 20 cm across see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop leigh limited edition western heritage museum plate plate no
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6a fine porcelain by the franklin mint "spirit of the south wind" design has had hanger stuck on back which has been removed, but no damage to either back or front measures 20 cm across see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop leigh limited edition western heritage museum plate plate no
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6a fine porcelain by the franklin mint "spirit of the east wind" design has hanger on back measures 20 cm across see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop leigh limited edition western heritage museum plate plate no
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Highly collectable pepsi-cola christmas plate by the franklin mint heirloom collectionas new conditionlimited edition fine porcelainvery, very rare! made in englandnever been hung or usedstill in original protective packagingmeasures 20cm in diametertracked postage ÂŁ5designed by bill bell
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Fine porcelain by the franklin mint "great spirit, guide my hand" design measures 20 cm across see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop leigh limited edition western heritage museum plate plate no
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This is a unique set of sugar tea coffee, and flour containers made in the franklin mintle cordon blue porcelainsize 9(inch) x6(inch) 23 cm x 15 cm read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deathsin addition, the book includes a new introduction written by margaret atwood, who has long been fascinated by the role of the franklin expedition in canada's literary conscience, and has made a pilgrimage to the site of the franklin expedition graves on beechey islandindeed, both back () and ross () suffered early onset of unaccountable "debility" aboard ship and ross suffered greater fatalities during his single winter in the arctic than did franklin during his firstfully revised, frozen in timewill update the research outlined in the original edition, and will introduce independent confirmation of drbeattie's lead hypothesis, along with corroboration of his discovery of physical evidence for both scurvy and cannibalismfrozen in time makes the case that this illness (starting with the back expedition) was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foodsbeattie's research - but it also left them vulnerable to scurvy, the ancient scourge of seafarers which had been thought to have been largely cured in the early years of the nineteenth centuryboth expeditions were forced to retreat because of the rapacious illness that stalked their shipsthis not only exposed the seamen to lead, an insidious poison - as has been demonstrated in franklin's case by drsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe voyage to australia and tahitiall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coveras a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastit covers the coast of north americaall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiivery small tear to spine on volume iithe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Set of five stamp covers to commemorate the ongoing progress of the transglobe expedition led by sir ranulph fiennes and charles burtonposted during the expedition as the team arrived at each destination, 3 of which are stamped with the ice-breaker benjamin bowring's own markunique collectionposted from vancouver, sydney, auckland and paquebot
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New franklin mint monopolyit also comes with the original receipt from when it was purchased in from the franklin mint shop in londonthe tokens are still in the wrapper they came in also never been plucked out from the foamnever been played on, its in excellent conditioni do no have the box so i made a new box and wrapped everything in bubble wrapthe hotels and houses have never been plucked out of the foam and have not one mark on them
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New franklin mint monopoly setit also comes with the original receipt from when it was purchased in from the franklin mint shop in londoni do not have the box so i made a new box and wrapped everything in bubble wrapthe tokens are still in the wrapper they came in also never been plucked out from the foamnever been played on, its in excellent conditionfor more info just contact methe hotels and house have never been plucked out from the foam and have not one mark on themdue to the current situation i am only able to post this
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Dedicated to producing high quality compasses since , the silva expedition 4 is a valuable piece of kit you will not want to forget when embarking on your next expedition adventuremanufacturer: silva
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franklin mint rolls-royce phantom 1 cabriolet de ville beautiful recreation of the rr phantom by the franklin mint, exquisitely detailed and all workingperfect condition having been stored in a display cabinet includes original packaging and certificates postage options available on request read more
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franklin mint rolls-royce silver ghost precision engineered recreation of the rr silver ghost by the franklin mint, exquisitely detailed and all workingperfect condition having been stored in a display cabinet includes original packaging and certificates postage options available on request read more1:24 scale replica
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franklin mint rolls-royce phantom iii precision engineered recreation of the rr phantom iii by the franklin mint, exquisitely detailed and all workingperfect condition having been stored in a display cabinet includes original packaging and certificates postage options available on request read more1:24 scale replica
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The franklin mint sterling silver5 grams * franklin mint * in great condition925 " millennium " ingot: * "millennium " solid sterling silver ignot in box * guaranteed 500 grains
154 €
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Sealed bearings the eco expedition now features sealed bearings in both the headset assembly and front wheelfront fork suspension featuring both pre-load and lock out adjustment, the front fork suspension on the eco expedition electric bike helps to provide a smoother and more comfortable riding experiencemake offers this a (eapc) electrically assisted pedal cycleyou do not require a driving license, mot, tax or insurance to ride on public roadsit even features a handy backlightcruise control maintain your current speed (any speed under 15rear mounted motor research shows that the overall user experience on an e-bike is improved greatly when the motor is mounted to the rear instead of the frontthrottle control you use the right hand twist grip throttle control to power the motoradjustable pedal assistance assistance settings lets you to decide exactly how much (or how little) assistance you require from the motor at any given timeyou do not need to pedal if you do not wish toup to 35 mile range offering a range of up to 35 miles from just one single charge of the battery, our bikes are more than capable of getting you to your destination and back with ease5mph) without any need to pedal, perfect for cruising in open areashidden cables our bikes electronic circuitry is concealed neatly within the bikes lightweight frameif you cant a spare battery can be fitted in seconds (not included)26 inch tyres a larger tyre size means for better handling and stabilitylithium technology boasts both lighter weights and extended durability taking you further, for longer! fast charging with a full charge taking between 4-6 hours, our lithium batteries wont leave you waiting for long before you’re back on the movepedal assist as you pedal the motor automatically engagesthe motor is perfect for making light work of steep hills and long journeys allowing you to relax and enjoy the viewif you stop pedalling the motor stopsin addition, compared to smaller tyres, larger tyres need fewer rotations to travel the same distance giving you better efficiency from the motorwhere would you go with yours? display recently introduced and mounted to the handlebars, a large screen display shows useful data such as remaining battery life, distance speedno taxno motno licenceno insuranceno pollution this bike has two modes of operation pedal assist and throttle controlspecificationshelmet not required but recommendedthis helps to reduce the chances of electronic cables getting caught, snagged or damaged whilst on the moverear wheel drive offers greater traction when climbing hills or acceleratingfull specification 250 watt motor mounted to the rear wheel, a 250 watt brushless motor provides phenomenal levels of power to the rider(click to reveal full phone number)we have also upgraded to neco brand headsets which come pre-assembled and provide improved performanceyou must however be over the age of 14 and in pedal assist modelithium battery providing power to the motor is a lightweight (yet powerful) 36 volt lithium battery
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The french expedition was intended to investigate the "back door" into china by outflanking the british and american conduits of commerce at hong kong and shanghaifrom its delta in vietnam up through cambodia, laos, thailand, burma and on into china, the mekong has been a no-go river, its turbulent waters fouled by ideological barriers as formidable as its natural obstaclesbut recently the political obstacles have begun to be dismantled: river traffic is revivingthe two-year expedition's failures and successes, and the tragedy and acrimony that marked it, make riveting readingjohn keay describes the world of the mekong as it is today, rehabilitating a traumatised geography while recreating the thrilling and historic voyage of garnier inany notion of sailing up the mekong in homage to francis garnier has been unthinkable till nowoxfam books & music perth a dramatic journey that both retraces the historic voyage of france's greatest 19th-century explorer up the mysterious mekong river and paints a portrait of the river and its peoples todaytwo naval gunboats headed upriver into the green unknown, bearing crack troops, naturalists, geologists and artistssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Not the ordinary expedition quasar! this is the rare tough pro version with snow valences, tough groundsheet etcused but excellent conditionentrances at both ends! tent pegs in own bagpostage ÂŁ12 (uk) read morejust spoke with terra nova who quoted ÂŁ for this version now
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersi am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the baseno 18 is described as; - officer – royal horse artillery, read morewith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersi am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionno 21 is described as; - sowar – skinner’s horse, read morethe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basewith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersi am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basewith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionno 22 is described as; - officer – 3rd light dragoons, read more
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersi am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionno 23 is described as; - officer – 11th hussars, read morethe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basewith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersno 24 is described as; - guardsman – grenadier guards, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basewith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersno 25 is described as; - gurkha sepoy – sirmoor battalion, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basewith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
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In , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersno 32 is described as; - trooper – nsw lancers, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the basewith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collection
8 €