The Lands of Silence: A History of Arctic and Antarctic Exploration

Reprint of the 1921 edition (Cambridge University Press). Hardbound, Cloth, Octavo.xii.540pp. Photogravure frontispice, 25 plates, 22 maps, 7 text illustrations. Markham is well known as a geographer and historical writer. He is the author of nearlya dozen books on the history of exploration in Antarctica. His Lands of Silence is still an important history of Polar explorations, especially for Antarctica. Lands of Silence was highly acclaimed on publication and remains one of the best accounts of polar explorations. It has become a highly sought after book in the antiquarian market. To our knowledge, no reprint has previously been available. Spence 755.