![KANE EXPEDITION – [BEAUFORT, Francis (1774-1857).] Letters of advice to British Admiralty regarding supplies and equipment for Dr. Elisha K. Kane's Second Grinnell Expedition: from John Richardson, 14 February 1853; William Parry, 16 February 1853; and John Ross, 18 February 1853.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2017/NYR/2017_NYR_15724_0266_000(kane_expedition_beaufort_francis_letters_of_advice_to_british_admiralt114340).jpg?w=1)
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KANE EXPEDITION – [BEAUFORT, Francis (1774-1857).] Letters of advice to British Admiralty regarding supplies and equipment for Dr. Elisha K. Kane's Second Grinnell Expedition: from John Richardson, 14 February 1853; William Parry, 16 February 1853; and John Ross, 18 February 1853.
Three letterpress documents relating to Kane's search for Sir John Franklin. Written to Sir Francis Beaufort, the longtime Hydrographer of the British Admiralty, by Parry, Ross, and Richardson, the letters discuss the outfitting of Dr. Kane, an American explorer and medical officer, in preparation for the expedition. They provide recommendations in regard to transportation, fuel, lodging, and protection from the elements – of particular importance are the feet. Ross writes, “Loose fur boots made of seal skin, (hair outside) with double soles of the skin of the great seal, lined with inner boots of deer skin, (hair inside) similar to those worn by the Equimaux of Greenland, but made large enough to admit also a thick woollen stocking, is I think, the lightest and best protection.” John Richardson advocates for “the moccasins and socks universally worn by the native population of Rupert’s Land,” emphasizing that in “the coldest weather, not less than three, nor more than four, socks, should be drawn over each foot.” Not in Arctic Bib.
Three printed bifoliate leaves, blue paper, folios. Provenance: High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.
Three letterpress documents relating to Kane's search for Sir John Franklin. Written to Sir Francis Beaufort, the longtime Hydrographer of the British Admiralty, by Parry, Ross, and Richardson, the letters discuss the outfitting of Dr. Kane, an American explorer and medical officer, in preparation for the expedition. They provide recommendations in regard to transportation, fuel, lodging, and protection from the elements – of particular importance are the feet. Ross writes, “Loose fur boots made of seal skin, (hair outside) with double soles of the skin of the great seal, lined with inner boots of deer skin, (hair inside) similar to those worn by the Equimaux of Greenland, but made large enough to admit also a thick woollen stocking, is I think, the lightest and best protection.” John Richardson advocates for “the moccasins and socks universally worn by the native population of Rupert’s Land,” emphasizing that in “the coldest weather, not less than three, nor more than four, socks, should be drawn over each foot.” Not in Arctic Bib.
Three printed bifoliate leaves, blue paper, folios. Provenance: High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.