Ross, Captain Sir John – Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage – 1835

Journal of a private expedition after a controversial first attemptRoss, Captain Sir JohnNarrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the years 1829-33. Including the reports of Commander James Clark Ross and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic PoleLondon: A.W. Webster, 18354to (32x26 cm); xxxiii, [1], 740p. Illustrated complete with 6 maps (1 folding colored), and 25 engraved plates (including 8 coloured lithographs and 3 mezzotints). Rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine, Condition good plus: Exterrior very good with only some minor scuffing, strong binding. Inside some foxing but mostly quite clean and complete.After the embarrassment of his first expedition - Ross sighted what he thought were mountains blocking the western end of Lancaster Sound and turned back, despite objections from his officers - in his second voyage Ross traveled to Boothia Peninsula, where he found remnants of Parry's ship 'Fury’. Ross and his men were stuck in the ice for four years, using their time with mapping, hunting, learning skills from the Inuit and making scientific inquiries, one of which discovered the North Magnetic Pole. In 1832, Ross abandoned ship and in a remarkable... lees verder bij Catawiki