Beschrijving
Haarlem, H.D. Tjeenk Willink, [1881], 32pp. original softcover paper binding, with lithograph portrait by S. Lankhorst & Co as frontispiece, Karl Weyprecht, also spelt Carl Weyprecht, (8 September 1838 – 2 March 1881?) was an Austro-Hungarian explorer. He was an officer (k.u.k. Linienschiffsleutnant) in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. He is most famous as an Arctic explorer, and an advocate of international cooperation for scientific polar exploration.