The possibility of approaching the North Pole asserted
xiii, 187 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 23 cm.
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References: Sabin 3629; Shaw & Shoemaker 43240; TPL 7009
Various papers by Barrington, first published under title: The probability of reaching the North Pole discussed (London : C. Heydinger, 1775-1776) and subsequently reprinted in his Miscellanies (London : J. Nichols, 1781). Cf. TPL 458; Sabin 3628
Appendix (p. [165]-177): Papers on approaching the North Pole, and on a northwest passage / by Colonel Beaufoy
Title vignette (Arctic scene)