Ross in the Antarctic: The Voyages of James Clark Ross in Her Majesty’s Ships Erebus & Terror 1839-1843
Author(s):
Ross, M. J.
Copyright: 1982, Caedmon of Whitby, Yorkshire
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.276, photo frontis, 25 bw illus, 10 text illus, 9 maps (2 fldg in pocket), appendices, blue cloth
Condition: dj lightly rubbed, wear spot to front, unclipped, near fine, cloth fine
James Ross circumnavigated the Antarctic continent, reached a new ‘furthest south’, and discovered the Sea and Ice Shelf which bear his name. This includes new information from unpublished sources and biographical sketches of the expedition members. Author Rear Admiral M. J. Ross was James Ross’s great-grandson. ‘An indispensable adjunct to the contemporary publications’ – Rosove.
Conrad p.62, Meadows 292, Renard 1331, Rosove 277.A1.
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