1882 Photogravure Officers Jeannette Arctic Expedition North Pole XGW9 XGE3 a Chinese herb doctor

a Chinese herb doctor

The blemish in the right margin on the first page is not in actual image

Also shown in the map are areas of naval bases

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This 99+ year old Item is rated Near Mint / Very Fine

1882 Photogravure Officers Jeannette Arctic Expedition North Pole XGW9 XGE3 a Chinese herb doctorThis is an original 1882 monochrome photogravure of the "Officers of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition" of 1879. The Jeannette Arctic Expedition, commanded by Lieutenant George W. DeLong of the United States Navy, departed San Francisco on 8 July 1879. Originally projected by James Gordon Bennett, the proprietor of the New York Herald, the expedition was an attempt to reach the North Pole by way of the Bering Strait. Prior to the voyage, however, the