Translated from the Russian. 2 volumes. xxx, 259; vii, (261)-474 pp. Illustrations after engravings, numerous maps and charts. (8vo) blue cloth, stamped in gilt. First English Translation of the 1831 Russian Edition.

Bellingshausen and his 118 companions belong in the front rank of early Antarctic explorers: they circumnavigated the Antarctic circle (the first since Cook to have done so), confirmed the existence of the South Shetland islands, discovered several new islands at high southern latitudes, and may well have been the first to sight the Antarctic continent itself. Each volume with the bookplate and ownership signature of George Sarton. Sarton is often regarded as the "father of the history of science".