My Dear Beaufort: A Personal Letter from John Ross's Arctic Expedition of 1829-33
During his four years' residence in the Canadian Arctic in search of a Northwest Passage in 1829-33, John Ross wrote a private letter to Francis Beaufort, Hydrographer of the Navy. The letter, reproduced here, provides valuable historical insights into many aspects of Ross's character and...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64802 2023-05-15T14:19:14+02:00 My Dear Beaufort: A Personal Letter from John Ross's Arctic Expedition of 1829-33 Holland, Clive Savelle, James M. 1987-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64802 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64802/48716 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64802 ARCTIC; Vol. 40 No. 1 (1987): March: 1–92; 66-77 1923-1245 0004-0843 Expeditions Exploration History Ross John 1777-1856 Victory (Ship) Canadian Arctic Islands Canadian Arctic Islands waters Northwest Passage info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1987 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:59Z During his four years' residence in the Canadian Arctic in search of a Northwest Passage in 1829-33, John Ross wrote a private letter to Francis Beaufort, Hydrographer of the Navy. The letter, reproduced here, provides valuable historical insights into many aspects of Ross's character and of the expedition generally. His feelings of bitterness toward several of his contemporaries, especially John Barrow and William E. Parry, due to the ridicule suffered as a result of the failure of his first arctic voyage in 1818, are especially revealing, as is his apparently uneasy relationship with his nephew and second-in-command, James Clark Ross. Ross's increasing despair and pessimism with each succeeding enforced wintering and, eventually, the abandonment of the expedition ship Victory are also clearly evident. Finally, the understandable problems of maintaining crew discipline during the final year of the expedition, though downplayed, begin to emerge.Key words: John Ross, arctic exploration, 1829-33 Arctic Expedition, unpublished letter Durant les quatre années où il résida dans l'Arctique canadien à la recherche du Passage du Nord-Ouest, de 1829 à 1833, John Ross écrivit une lettre personnelle à Francis Beaufort, hydrographe de la marine. Cette lettre, reproduite ici, permet de mieux apprécier du point de vue historique, certains aspects du caractère de Ross et de l'expédition en général. Son sentiment d'amertume envers plusieurs de ses contemporains, surtout John Barrow et William E. Parry, en raison du ridicule qu'il endura suite à l'échec de son premier voyage dans l'Arctique de 1818, est particulièrement mis en évidence, de même que ses rapports apparemment difficiles avec son neveu et second, James Clark Ross. Le désespoir et le pessimisme croissants de Ross à la suite de chaque séjour hivernal forcé, qui se terminèrent par l'abandon du bateau de l'expédition, le Victory, ressortent nettement. Finalement, les problèmes qu'on peut facilement imaginer, reliés au maintien de la discipline de l'équipage durant la dernière année de l'expédition, bien que minimisés, commencent à apparaître nettement.Mots clés: John Ross, exploration arctique, expédition arctique de 1829 à 1833, lettre non publiée Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Northwest passage Passage du Nord-Ouest University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Northwest Passage Parry ENVELOPE(-62.417,-62.417,-64.283,-64.283) ARCTIC 40 1 |
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During his four years' residence in the Canadian Arctic in search of a Northwest Passage in 1829-33, John Ross wrote a private letter to Francis Beaufort, Hydrographer of the Navy. The letter, reproduced here, provides valuable historical insights into many aspects of Ross's character and of the expedition generally. His feelings of bitterness toward several of his contemporaries, especially John Barrow and William E. Parry, due to the ridicule suffered as a result of the failure of his first arctic voyage in 1818, are especially revealing, as is his apparently uneasy relationship with his nephew and second-in-command, James Clark Ross. Ross's increasing despair and pessimism with each succeeding enforced wintering and, eventually, the abandonment of the expedition ship Victory are also clearly evident. Finally, the understandable problems of maintaining crew discipline during the final year of the expedition, though downplayed, begin to emerge.Key words: John Ross, arctic exploration, 1829-33 Arctic Expedition, unpublished letter Durant les quatre années où il résida dans l'Arctique canadien à la recherche du Passage du Nord-Ouest, de 1829 à 1833, John Ross écrivit une lettre personnelle à Francis Beaufort, hydrographe de la marine. Cette lettre, reproduite ici, permet de mieux apprécier du point de vue historique, certains aspects du caractère de Ross et de l'expédition en général. Son sentiment d'amertume envers plusieurs de ses contemporains, surtout John Barrow et William E. Parry, en raison du ridicule qu'il endura suite à l'échec de son premier voyage dans l'Arctique de 1818, est particulièrement mis en évidence, de même que ses rapports apparemment difficiles avec son neveu et second, James Clark Ross. Le désespoir et le pessimisme croissants de Ross à la suite de chaque séjour hivernal forcé, qui se terminèrent par l'abandon du bateau de l'expédition, le Victory, ressortent nettement. Finalement, les problèmes qu'on peut facilement imaginer, reliés au maintien de la discipline de l'équipage durant la dernière année de l'expédition, bien que minimisés, commencent à apparaître nettement.Mots clés: John Ross, exploration arctique, expédition arctique de 1829 à 1833, lettre non publiée |
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