ltwilliammowett:HMS ‘Erebus’ Passing Through the Chain of Bergs, 1860 by Richard Brydges
ltwilliammowett:HMS ‘Erebus’ Passing Through the Chain of Bergs, 1860 by Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895)This painting captures a dramatic scene from Rear-Admiral Sir James Clark Ross’s Antarctic expedition of 1839-43. Ross was given command of HMS ‘Erebus’ and HMS ‘Terror’ to carry out a magnetic survey in the Antarctic region. The expedition resulted in various discoveries, including the area subsequently known as the Ross Ice Barrier. -- source link