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NO doubt most of our readers have some acquaintance with the story of the memorable Austro-Hungarian Arctic Expedition in the Tegetthoff under the leadership of Lieutenants Payer and Weyprecht. We have at various times since the return of the expedition, upwards of two years ago, given details of the adventures of the party and of the results obtained; in vol. x. p. 524, we published a map showing the geographical discoveries which had been made. In the work named below all who have heard anything of the expedition or who take an interest in Arctic exploration will be glad to have a complete history of its doings from the artistic and graphic pen of one of its commanders, Lieut. Payer. We venture to think that Payer's narrative is likely to take its place among the classics of Arctic exploration; the skill with which he has told the story of an expedition so full of strange and unexpected events, the enthusiasm and interest which mark every page, its pathos and humour, the value of the information it contains, and the attraction of its numerous illustrations are sure to make it a permanent favourite with old and young, and constitute it an authority on Arctic matters generally.
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The Austrian Arctic Expedition . Nature 15, 62–65 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/015062a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/015062a0