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Sir John Ross

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Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)

Born 1777
Died 1856

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  • Cover of: 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

    Cover of edition narrativeofsecon00ross_0 Cover of edition narrativeofsecon00ross First published in 1835 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: 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 enquiring into the probability of a north-west passage

    Cover of edition voyageofdiscover02ross Cover of edition avoyagediscover07rossgoog First published in 1819 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: 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

    Cover of edition narrativeofsecon12ross Cover of edition cihm_91088 Cover of edition 8SCSUP88452_1NOR Cover of edition narrativeasecon00rossgoog First published in 1835 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: An explanation of Captain Sabine's remarks on the late voyage of discovery to Baffin's Bay

    First published in 1819 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Entdeckungsreise des Capitain Ross nach den nordwestlichen Polargegenden: ein Buch zur Unterhaltung und Belehrung für alle Stände

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  • Cover of: A letter to John Barrow, Esq. F.R.S. on the late extraordinary and unexpected hyperborean discoveries

    First published in 1826 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin: a narrative of the circumstances and causes which led to the failure of the searching expeditions sent by government and others for the rescue of Sir John Franklin

    First published in 1855 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Relation du second voyage fait à la recherche d'un passage au nord-ouest par Sir John Ross ... et de sa résidence dans les régions arctiques pendant les années 1829 à 1833: contenant le rapport du capitaine de la marine royal Sir James Clarck [sic] Ross et les observations relatives à la découverte du pôle nord

    First published in 1983 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Verhaal van eenen tweeden zeetogt en van verschiedene landreizen in de noordpool-gewesten: ondernomen tot opsporing eener noordwestelijke doorvaart

    First published in 1983 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Explanation and answer to Mr. John Braithwaite's Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross's Narrative of a second voyage in the Victory, in search of a north-west passage ...

    First published in 1835 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A letter to John Barrow, Esq. F.R.S. on the late extraordinary and unexpected hyperborean discoveries

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  • Cover of: Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833

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  • Cover of: Appendix to the Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage: and a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833

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  • Cover of: A treatise on navigation by steam: comprising a history of the steam engine, and an essay towards a system of the naval tactics peculiar to steam navigation, as applicable both to commerce and maritime warfare; including a comparison of its advantages as related to other systems in the circumstances of speed, safety and economy, but more particularly in that of the national defence.

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  • Cover of: Relation du second voyage fait à la recherche d'un passage au nord-ouest par Sir John Ross ... et de sa résidence dans les régions arctiques pendant les années 1829 à 1833: contenant le rapport du capitaine de la marine royal Sir James Clarck [sic] Ross et les observations relatives à la découverte du pôle nord

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  • Cover of: Relation du second voyage fait à la recherche d'un passage au nord-ouest par Sir John Ross ... et de sa résidence dans les régions arctiques pendant les années 1829 à 1833: contenant le rapport du capitaine de la marine royal Sir James Clarck [sic] Ross et les observations relatives à la découverte du pôle nord

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  • Cover of: A treatise of navigation by steam: comprising a history of the steam engine : and an essay towards a system of the naval tactics peculiar to steam navigation, as applicable both to commerce and maritime warfare

    First published in 1837 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Explanation and answer to Mr. John Braithwaite's Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross's Narrative of a second voyage in the Victory, in search of a northwest passage

    First published in 1835 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A voyage of discovery: made under the order of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and enquiring into the probability of a north-west passage

    First published in 1819 — 1 edition
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Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)

Born 1777
Died 1856

Subjects

Discovery and exploration, British, Victory (Ship), Inuit, Nord-Ouest, Passage du, Northwest Passage, Découverte et exploration britanniques, Victory (Navire), Natural history, Alexander (Ship), Isabella (Ship), Alexander (Navire), Découvertes géographiques, Isabella (Navire), Sciences naturelles, Description and travel, Discoveries in geography, Découverte et exploration, Descriptions et voyages, Design and construction, Discoveries (in geography), Early works to 1850, Eskimo languages, Indian linguistics, Naval art and science

Places

Arctic regions, Northwest Passage, Régions arctiques, Passage du Nord-Ouest, Boothia Peninsula, Northwest Territories, Baffin Bay, Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean), Presqu'île de Boothia, Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Baffin Bay (N.W.T.), Baffin, Baie de (Territoires du Nord-Ouest), England, North Pole, Angleterre, Arctique, Great Britain, Territoires de Nord-Ouest

People

John Ross Sir (1777-1856), James Clark Ross Sir (1800-1862), John Braithwaite (1797-1870), John Franklin Sir (1786-1847), William Edward Parry Sir (1790-1855), Edward Sabine Sir (1788-1883), James Saumarez De Saumarez 1st Baron (1757-1836), John Barrow Sir (1764-1848)

Time

Jusqu'à 1905, To 1905

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
December 26, 2011 Edited by Dylan Cuffy Reversing "Last, first" name order
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import