Publication History |
| Two english editions and an american, german and french edition appeared in
quick succession following the publication of the first edition in 1823. Although there
were several reprints over the past 150 years only the last two reproduced the Appendices
which constitute more than a half of the original publication.
The first reprint was printed in Philadelphia in 1859 at the height of the public interest in the fate of Franklin's lost expedition. This reprint was re-issued in 1988. There was also a reprint in 1910 in the Everyman's library with an introduction by [Captain] R.F. Scott (Travel and topography; no. 447). There are two modern reprints (in 1969) and a scholarly edition of the original Franklin's Journals (on which the published version was based) by the Champlain Society in 1995. Franklin's published Journal was based, in part, on the journals kept by the other officers of the expedition. These were edited by S. Houston and published as: "To the Arctic in a canoe" - 1975, (Hood); "Arctic Ordeal" - 1987 (Richardson); and "Arctic Artist" - 1995 (Back). |
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The information on this web page was collected from: Staton and Tremaine Arctic Bibliography The Library of Congress online catalog New York Public Library catnyp online catalog From CURL (Consortium of University Research Libraries). |
Original Publications |
| FIRST LONDON Edition | |
 AU | Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. |
| TI | Narrative of a journey to the shores of the polar sea : in the
years 1819, 20, 21, and 22; with an appendix on various subjects relating
to science and natural history. |
| PU | London : J. Murray, 1823. |
| PD | xv, 783 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill., (some col.) fold maps ; 27 cm. |
| FIRST AMERICAN Edition | |
AU | Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. |
| TI | Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, & 22. By John Franklin ... With an appendix containing geognostical observations, and remarks on the aurora borealis. |
| PU | Philadelphia, H. C. Carey, 1824. |
| PD | xi, 482 p. 24 cm. |
| SECOND LONDON Edition | |
AU | Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. |
| TI | Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819-20-21-22. |
| ED | 2d ed. |
| PU | London : J. Murray, 1824. |
| PD | 2 v. : 3 maps. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| FIRST FRENCH Edition |
| FIRST GERMAN Edition | |
AU | Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. | TI | Journey to the shore of the Polar sea
(in German). Reise an die Kusten des Polarmeeres in den Jahren 1819, 1820, 1821 u. 1822 |
| PU | Weimar : Im Verlage des Grossh. Sachs. priv. Landes-Industrie- Compositoirs, 1824. | PD | viii, 336 p., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. |
| SE | Neue Bibliothek der wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen zur Erweiterung der Erd- und Volkerkunde ; Bd. 36. |
| NT | Translation of: Journey to the Shores of the polar sea, in the years 1819, 1820, 1821 and 1822 by John Franklin. London : J. Murray, 1823. Companion v. to: Zweite Reise des Capit. John Franklin an die Kusten des Polarmeeres, in den Jahren 1825, 1826 und 1827. Neue Bibliothek der wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen zur Erweiterung der Erd- und Volkerkunde ; Bd. 51. |
| THIRD LONDON Edition | |
AU | Franklin, John |
| TI | Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22 |
| ED | 3rd ed |
| PU | London : John Murray |
| PY | 1824 |
| PD | 2v : fronts., fold. maps ; 22 cm |
Older Reprints |
| 1859 Reprint | |
AU | Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. |
| TI | Thirty years in the Arctic regions |
| 1988 re-issue of 1859 Reprint | |
AU | Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. |
| TI | Thirty years in the Arctic regions |
| PU | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1988. |
| PD | xiv, 480 p. ; 21 cm. |
| NT | Introduction by Bil Gilbert. "Bison book." Reprint. Originally published: New York: H. Dayton, 1859. |
| EVERYMAN's Edition | |
AU | Franklin, John |
| TI | Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819-20-21-22 |
| SE | Everyman's library. Travel and topography ; no. 447. |
| PU | London ; New York : J. M. Dent : E. P. Dutton | PY | 1910 |
| PD | x, 434 p : map ; 18 cm. |
| NT | First published in 1825. |
| NT | Introduction by R. F. Scott. Title on spine: Journey to the Polar sea 1819-1822. |
Recent reprints |
| GREENWOOD PRESS Reprint | |
AU | Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. |
| TI | Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. With an appendix on various subjects relating to science and natural history. |
| PU | New York, Greenwood Press |
| PY | 1969 |
| PD | xvi, 768 p. illus., 4 fold. maps. 27 cm. |
| EDMONTON Reprint | |
AU | Franklin, John |
| AU | Richardson, John |
| TI | Narrative of a journey to the shores of the polar sea in the years 1819, 1820 and 1821 and 1822 : with an appendix on various subjects relating to science and natural history... |
| PU | Edmonton : M. G. Hurtig |
| PY | 1969 |
| PD | xx, 768p : ill ; 27 cm |
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