



POLAR MOSS (EDWARD L.) Shore of the Polar Sea. A Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6, FIRST EDITION, Marcus Ward, 1878
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Edward Moss (1843-1880), educated at the Royal College of Science in Dublin, joined the Royal Navy in 1864, taking charge of the Royal Naval Hospital at Esquimalt on Vancouver Island between 1872 and 1874. He was appointed surgeon and artist on HMS Alert for the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876, which was sent by the Admiralty to attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound and to explore the coasts of Greenland and adjacent lands. "Although his preface disclaims a narrative intent for the book and places his emphasis on pictorial efforts, the book still provides a substantial and engaging account of the Nares expedition" (Books on Ice, 4.7).
Provenance: Teresa Moss, ownership inscription on the half-title. This is presumably the author's mother, Teresa Mary Moss (née Richardson); by family descent to current vendor.