TO THE 



OFFICERS, SEAMEN, AND MARINES, 



WHO FOR SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED ON 



VOYAGES TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS, 



FOR THE SEARCH OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE FROM THE ATLANTIC TO 



THE PACIFIC, 



AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY, 



AND WHO, 



BY THEIR DEVOTED ZEAL, COURAGE, AND FORTITUDE, HAVE SUPPORTED THE 



HIGH CHARACTER OF 



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THIS RECORD OF THEIR VALUABLE SERVICES 



IS, WITH GREAT REGARD AND ADMIRATION, 

 INSCRIBED, 

 BY THEIR SINCERE WELL-WISHER, 



JOHN BARROW. 



