Victoria Harbour. J. Ross delt. Printed by Graf & Soret.
Black and white lithographed map of Victoria Harbor showing topography, drainage, coastline, mud, islands, soundings in fathoms and routes. Relief shown in hachures. Includes a compass rose, with north oriented toward the upper right of sheet, as well as a bar scale given in yards. With a note: Stor...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~363113~90130609 2024-09-15T18:15:06+00:00 Victoria Harbour. J. Ross delt. Printed by Graf & Soret. 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. By Sir John Ross, C.B., K.S.A., K.C.S., &c. &c. Captain in the Royal Navy. Including the reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.L.S., &c. and the discovery of the northern magnetic pole. London: A. W. Webster, 156, Regent Street. 1835. Victoria Harbour. Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856 Graf & Soret Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862 Arctic Regions 1835 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 20 13 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~363113~90130609 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/213/14297039.jpg unknown A. W. Webster London 14297.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~363113~90130609 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/213/14297039.jpg 14297.039 Exploration Nautical Charts Exploration Book Book Map 1835 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:33Z Black and white lithographed map of Victoria Harbor showing topography, drainage, coastline, mud, islands, soundings in fathoms and routes. Relief shown in hachures. Includes a compass rose, with north oriented toward the upper right of sheet, as well as a bar scale given in yards. With a note: Stores landed here. Map is 20 x 13 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume. 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, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; ... Book inuit North Magnetic Pole North West Passage David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) |
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Black and white lithographed map of Victoria Harbor showing topography, drainage, coastline, mud, islands, soundings in fathoms and routes. Relief shown in hachures. Includes a compass rose, with north oriented toward the upper right of sheet, as well as a bar scale given in yards. With a note: Stores landed here. Map is 20 x 13 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume. 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, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; ... |
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