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Lot 34

[POLAR]. A pair of ephemeral items, including: Circumjacent...

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[POLAR]. A pair of ephemeral items, including: Circumjacent the South Pole. London: The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1831. Engraved map by J. & C. Walker, (300 x 280 mm), with some hand?color outlining, some pale browning at margins. ?? ?Amundsen Reaches the South Pole? [article in: ?The New York Times?]. New York, 8 March 1912. A complete newspaper with a large writeup of Amundsen announcing his discovery including an illustration from a photo of the explorer (overall toning as usual, some minor edge chipping).