GB 0402 JCR - ROSS, Rear-Admiral Sir James Clark (1800-1862)

1 box, 5 files

The copy of the message had been left by Allen Young in Cape Coulman and was later remioved from there and donated to the RGS.

GB 0402 JCR 1819-1842 Collection level 1 box, 5 files Ross , Sir , James Clark , 1800-1862 , Knight , polar navigator

Born 1800; entered the Royal Navy, 1812; served first on the BRISEIS under his uncle John whom he followed to the ACTAEON, DRIVER, and, in 1818, to the ISABELLA, in which the Rosses made their first Arctic voyage in 1818, searching for the north-west passage from Baffin Bay to the Bering Strait; appointed to undertake similar scientific work in the BECLA under William Edward Parry, 1819-1820; Arctic expedition, again under Parry in the RURY, 1821-1823; joined Parry's third voyage in the FURY, 1824-1825; second in command in the HECLA expedition on which Parry tried to reach the north pole over the ice, 1827; joined John Ross in the VICTORY to search for the north-west passage, 1829-1833; conducted the first systematic magnetic survey of the British Isles, 1835-1838; Antarctic, making geographical and magnetic observations, 1839-1843; expedition to search for Franklin, returning 1849; died, 1862.

The copy of the message had been left by Allen Young in Cape Coulman and was later remioved from there and donated to the RGS.

Papers of Sir James Clark Ross, 1819-1875, including log as sub-lieutenant on HMS HECLA, on W E Parry's first expedition on search of the North-West Passage, 1819-1920; letter, letter-draft and memorandum, 1838, containing proposals for an expedition in search of the North-West Passage; letter from Ross on the HMS EREBUS to the Royal Geographical Society reporting on his Antarctic voyage, 1842; and copy, made by Allen Young in 1875, of a message left by Ross at Cape Coulman, 7 Jun 1849.

As outlined in the Scope and Content.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No publication or reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English

The log from the HECLA is in poor condition and should be consulted by microfilm.

Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Microfilms of the log from the HECLA are held by the RGS and the Public Archives of Canada. The letter, letter-draft and memorandum, 1838 are also held in microfilm at the Public Archives of Canada.

The collection also contains a list of material held by Miss Esther Ross concerning James Clark Ross.

Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

26th April, 2001. Jul 2008. Ross , Sir , James Clark , 1800-1862 , Knight , polar navigator Parry , Sir , William Edward , 1790-1855 , Knight , Rear Admiral and Arctic explorer Geography Arctic regions Geographical exploration Royal Geographical Society Antarctica Arctic Polar regions Climatic zones

Papers of Sir James Clark Ross, 1819-1875, including log as sub-lieutenant on HMS HECLA, on W E Parry's first expedition on search of the North-West Passage, 1819-1920; letter, letter-draft and memorandum, 1838, containing proposals for an expedition in search of the North-West Passage; letter from Ross on the HMS EREBUS to the Royal Geographical Society reporting on his Antarctic voyage, 1842; and copy, made by Allen Young in 1875, of a message left by Ross at Cape Coulman, 7 Jun 1849.

As outlined in the Scope and Content.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No publication or reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

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English

Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Microfilms of the log from the HECLA are held by the RGS and the Public Archives of Canada. The letter, letter-draft and memorandum, 1838 are also held in microfilm at the Public Archives of Canada.

The collection also contains a list of material held by Miss Esther Ross concerning James Clark Ross.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

• Engels