The polar and tropical worlds
Subtitle: a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe
By: by G. Hartwig ; edited, with additional chapters, by A.H. Guernsey.
Contributors: Guernsey, Alfred Hudson, 1824-1902.
Edition: New ed. / with an account of Hall's last expedition, a summary of Arctic explorations, and new maps of the Arctic regions.
Publisher: J.W. Lyon
Published: 1874
Place of publication: Guelph, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 811
Subjects: Arctic peoples.; Natural history.; Antarctica.; Arctic regions.; Tropics.
Notes: "Two volumes in one. Enbracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries."

"The whole splendidly embellished with nearly two hundred beautiful illustrations, true to nature, from designs furnished by artists in the regions to which they relate."