MAJOR GENERAL ADOLPHUS W. GREELY - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 04/07/1901 - HFSID 24191
Sale Price $315.00
Reg. $380.00
ADOLPHUS W. GREELY. AQS: "A.W. Greely", 1p, 3½x4½. In
full: "'Their fidelity wrought out success'". Bookplate depicting
the coat of arms of Henry Preston Child. Dated: "April 7, 1901" by
Greely. Adolphus W. Greely (1844-1935) and his party of 25 men landed on
northern Grinnell Land in the Arctic Sea in August 1881. Within a few months,
Greely's expedition had charted the outlines of Grinnell Land, and obtained
meteorological and magnetic data while three men from the party reached 83º24'N,
setting a new record for the farthest northern exploration. In 1935, Greely
received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his contributions to polar
exploration. 3-inch horizontal line at upper margin. 2 letters of text lightly
smudged. Overall, fine condition.
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