FRANKLIN and PARRY. Histoire de deux voyages... l'un par terre, dirigé par le capitaine Franklin ; l'autre par mer, sous les ordres du capitaine Parry, pour la découverte d'un passage de l'Océan Atlantique dans la mer Pacifique. Paris, Gide fils, 1824; in-8, fawn half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt rosettes (period binding). First French edition. In search of the famous Northwest Passage, which was to enable ships to find a shortcut to Asia by linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The large folded coloured map of the Arctic Regions shows the routes of the two navigators and the lands they were able to discover. A fine copy, perfectly preserved.