He was also drawn by the call of one of the world's last unexplored coastlines. ![]() Muir went along because of his fascination with glaciers. The purpose of the voyage was to search for three ships that had been lost in the area, and to verify the local fleet's compliance with international seal and otter hunting regulations. In spring of 1881 John Muir set out on the ship 'Corwin' for a journey of 15,000 nautical miles from San Francisco into the Arctic sea. Virtually no external wear, slightly soiled, corners rubbed. ![]() Hardcover, internally has a previous owner's book plate on the front pastedown, his name also is RSM on the FEP. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1917, 1st edition. THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN: JOURNAL OF THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION OF 1881 IN SEARCH OF DE LONG AND THE JEANNETTE.
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