A voyage of discovery : made under the orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and inquiring into the probability of a north-west passage / by John Ross, K.S. Captain Royal Navy.
Published / Created:
London : John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1819.
Physical Description:
[4], xxxix, [1], 252, cxliv p., [29] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Illustrations by Daniel Havell, Robert Havell, J. Walker and Thomas Lewin; after Alexander Motz Skene, Sir John Ross, Henry Parkins Hoppner and J. Stevenson Bushnan.
Subject Terms:
Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean) -- Discovery and exploration. | Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British. | Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British. | Isabella (Ship : 1818-1834) | Alexander (Ship) | Holland House -- Bookplate. (bein) | Clowes, W. -- Printer. | Murray, J. -- Publisher. | Giles, George -- Bookplate. | Stipple engraving -- Specimen -- 1819. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1819.