indifferent-century: Images from John Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North

indifferent-century: Images from John Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North
indifferent-century: Images from John Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North
indifferent-century: Images from John Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North
indifferent-century: Images from John Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North
indifferent-century: Images from John Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North
indifferent-century: Images from John Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North

indifferent-century:Images from John Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. —-John Ross’s narrative of his ill-fated expedition in the steam ship Victory, during which his nephew James Clark Ross discovered the location of the North Magnetic Pole, is copiously illustrated with images taken from the captain’s own drawings. There were two versions of the original printing, and the more expensive of the two included several illustrations in color. Among the images are depictions of the Victory under sail and later beset by ice, the expedition’s winter conditions in Felix harbor, and the snow structure “Somerset House” that the crew built for shelter at Fury Beach after Victory was abandoned. There are scenes of the expedition claiming land for the crown, the men meeting with members of local Inuit communities, and a hunting party including James Clark Ross shooting a musk-ox. These images are from a copy in the special collections at the University of Glasgow, described here.  Thank you to @ltwilliammowett for sharing this webpage with me!  -- source link


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