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      • Captain Richard Collinson, C.B., R.N. (1811-1883), JOURNAL OF H.M.S. ENTERPRISE ON THE EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S SHIPS BY BEHRING STRAIT
        Nov. 07, 2024

        Captain Richard Collinson, C.B., R.N. (1811-1883), JOURNAL OF H.M.S. ENTERPRISE ON THE EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S SHIPS BY BEHRING STRAIT

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        Captain Richard Collinson, C.B., R.N. (1811-1883) JOURNAL OF H.M.S. ENTERPRISE ON THE EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S SHIPS BY BEHRING STRAIT 8vo., 1st edition, 531pp., colour lithograph frontispiece with tissue guard, six colour fold out maps, photogravure portrait of Admiral Collinson, 32 page publisher's catalogue, in modern blue 1/2 calf cloth boards with original gilt naval pennant trophy to the cover, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Limited, 1889 Estimate: $800—1,200 CAD

        Waddington's
      • RICHARD (DOUG) COLLINSON, A LABRADORMAN OAK OPEN BOOKCASE
        Nov. 25, 2022

        RICHARD (DOUG) COLLINSON, A LABRADORMAN OAK OPEN BOOKCASE

        Est: £500 - £700

        RICHARD (DOUG) COLLINSON, A LABRADORMAN OAK OPEN BOOKCASE c.1970s, bespoke, with two adjustable shelves and a fixed shelf below, carved labrador head signature. 159.5cm high, 130cm wide, 29cm deep

        Elstob Auctioneers
      • *Relief of Sir John Franklin.
        Jul. 20, 2016

        *Relief of Sir John Franklin.

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        *Relief of Sir John Franklin. Autograph letter signed by Richard Collinson (1811-1883), 'R. Collinson', no place, no date [end of November, 1856], to the Editor of The Times, 'In your leading article on Thursday relative to the continuance of the search for Sir J. Franklin and his companions you have most unfairly summed up the results of expeditions hitherto sent in quest of our missing countrymen. There is not a doubt that great hardships have been undergone and perils encountered but the assertion that the crews of the abandoned ships were withdrawn by a miracle almost as not warranted by the fact related in the Journals now before the public. So long as no clue was obtained to the route pursued by the necessary vessels after leaving Beechey Island there was a necessity that every nook and corner of the Arctic Sea should be examined entailing what we know now to be much unnecessary hazard and fatigue. The case is now different we know the exact spot where to go to we know that the confines of the area have been reached we are aware that the travelling parties from the Enterprise could have traversed the very route pursued by the crews of the Erebus & Terror after they abandoned their vessels and we are aware that that ship returned in safety to England. Yet in the face of all this you call upon the British public to discountenance what you are pleased to term so outrageous a proceeding...', continuing that we owe it to the memory of these 135 Englishmen 'whose lives have failed a sacrifice to the accomplishment of a great geographical problem, to the satisfaction of their friends & relatives that the mystery should be cleared up. We owe it to our national honour that what we have begun should be accomplished and that we should not deprive our fellow countrymen who may hereafter be in difficulty of that firm trust in succour which has hitherto formed a bond on union in distress. Sir, I have been brought up in the persuasion that perseverance in a good and noble cause is one of the attributes of the Anglo-Saxon race. Let us not permit the slur of abandoning the fate of our missing countrymen to surmise to be handed down to posterity when we have it in our power without serious risk to place the matter beyond a doubt...', 2 pages with integral blank, some browning and mounting guard to inner margin, 4to This would appear to be a copy letter written by Collinson, the original dated at Boldon, Gateshead, 28 November 1856 was published in The Times on Monday 1 December 1856, page 5. 'In 1849 Collinson was appointed to command an expedition for the relief of Sir John Franklin, by way of the Bering Strait; he himself had command of the Enterprise, and with him was Commander Robert Le Mesurier McClure in the Investigator. ... Of the many who had searched for Franklin, Collinson came closest to the place where the expedition had ended. Collinson's addition to geographical knowledge on this Arctic trip was very considerable, and would have been tantamount to the discovery of the North-West Passage, had this not been already actually achieved by the men of the Investigator' (ODNB Online). Autograph material by Collinson is rare. (1)

        Dominic Winter Auctions
      • RICHARD COLLINSON - Current Bid: $50.00
        Feb. 11, 2015

        RICHARD COLLINSON - Current Bid: $50.00

        Est: $100 - $150

        RICHARD COLLINSON (1811 - 1883), British naval office and explorer of the Northwest Passage. A.L.S. "R. Collinson," 2pp. 8vo., mourning stationary, June 20, 1860. In part: "…I certainly think you ought to accept the offer of being on the Committee. You have travelled a great deal & have been a close observer of all that has come under your eye. Hide not therefore…I am very sorry to say that I have an engagement which will prevent my being present but you will meet many persons that you know…" Glue marks on attached blank integral leaf. WITH a second A.L.S. "R. Collinson," 1p, 12mo., Trinity House, London letterhead, July 2, 1871, declines an invitation. Two letters.

        Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
      • COLLINSON, RICHARD, SIR. 1811-1883.
        Jun. 25, 2013

        COLLINSON, RICHARD, SIR. 1811-1883.

        Est: $2,500 - $3,500

        Journal of H.M.S. Enterprise ... in Search of Sir John Franklin's Ships by Behring Strait. 1850-55. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1889. 8vo (213 x 132 mm). xi, [1], 531, [1] pp. Chromolithograph frontispiece; 6 folding maps; photogravure portrait. Original pebbled blue cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt, spine gilt-lettered. Minor spotting, repair to verso of 1 map, hinges weak, slight lean and slight darkening to spine. Provenance: Edward Tatham (armorial bookplate); few instances of neat pencil marginalia with scholarly comments; Guy Smith Barry (ownership inscription); Andrew Naylor (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, RARE. "In 1849 Collinson was appointed to command an expedition for the relief of Sir John Franklin, by way of the Bering Strait; he himself had command of the Enterprise, and with him was Commander Robert Le Mesurier McClure in the Investigator. The two ships sailed together from Plymouth on 20 January 1850 but unfortunately separated in the neighbourhood of Cape Horn and did not meet again. The Enterprise passed Point Barrow, Alaska, on 21 August, but the ice forced Collinson to return south and winter in Hong Kong. In 1851 he was again hampered by ice and in 1852 was frozen in at Cambridge Bay for the winter. In 1853 the Enterprise was caught in the ice at Camden Bay, and there passed a third winter. She reached Point Barrow on 8 August 1854, after being shut up in the Arctic, entirely on her own resources, for upwards of three years. Of the many who had searched for Franklin, Collinson came closest to the place where the expedition had ended. Collinson's addition to geographical knowledge on this Arctic trip was very considerable, and would have been tantamount to the discovery of the north-west passage, had this not been already actually achieved by the men of the Investigator" (DNB). AB 3351; TPL 3536.

        Bonhams
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