COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856
Date:
1835
Short Title:
Text: Explanation of sea and technical terms used in icy seas (2).
Publisher:
A. W. Webster
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Text Page
Obj Height cm:
32
Obj Width cm:
25
Note:
Glossary of "icy seas" technical terms. Includes definitions such as: Iceberg, an insulated mountain of ice -- Brash ice, ice in a broken state, and in such small pieces that the ship can easily force through -- Cake ice, ice formed in the early part of the season -- Pancake ice, ice formed after a fall of snow -- A blink, peculiar white appearance of the sky in the direction of the ice -- Water sky, a dark appearance of the sky indicating clear water in that direction. Second of two pages (xxvii-xxviii). In first volume.
Full Title:
(Text Page to) Explanation of sea and technical terms used in icy seas (2).
List No:
14297.010
Page No:
xxviii
Series No:
10
Engraver or Printer:
Whiting, C.
Publication Author:
Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856
Publication Author:
Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862
Pub Date:
1835
Pub Title:
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.
Pub Note:
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; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathi…
Pub List No:
14297.000
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Pub Maps:
8
Pub Height cm:
33
Pub Width cm:
27
Image No:
14297010.jp2
Authors:
Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856
