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The Gerald F. Fitzgerald Collection of polar books, maps, and art at the Newberry Library : a catalogue

compiled by David C. White and Patrick Morris ; edited by Robert W. Karrow, Jr.

Newberry Library, 2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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With almost 300 maps, 767 books, and two dozen art works and artifacts, the Gerald F. Fitzgerald collection is a major assemblage of material on the discovery and exploration of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. This catalog provides full descriptions of all the important nineteenth and twentieth century published accounts, the personal map collection of explorer James Mann Wordie, and manuscript letters of Peary, Scott, Shackleton, Mawson and others. The book concludes with detailed indexes to authors, titles, and subjects.

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