On the “Polar Star” in the Arctic Sea…With the Statements of Commander U. Cagni Upon the Sledge Expedition to 86º 34’ North, and of Dr. A. Cavalli Molinelli Upon his Return to the Bay of Teplitz

Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy (1873-1933), a grandson of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy, was well known as a mountaineer and traveler. With nineteen men, the Duke of Abruzzi sailed in the steam brigantine Stella Polare, June, 1899, to Archangel, and thence across the Barents Sea to Rudolph Island, Franz Josef Land, to winter in Teplitz Bay, and to undertake marches on the ice of the Arctic Basin in attempts to reach the North Pole. The sledge party's farthest north was 83º 16’, farther north than any other expedition. The Duke’s narrative of the expedition includes detailed notes on ice conditions experienced throughout, information on personnel, equipment, food and dogs, weather, polar wildlife and nature. This is followed by Commander Cagni’s account of the sledge march and Cavalli Molinelli’s report on health conditions. The Duke lost a portion of two fingers due to frostbite which prevented him from joining the sledge journey. Originally published in Italian as ‘La “Stella Polare” nel mar Arctico, 1899-1900’. This set weighs 8.25 pounds.

AB 10423.