Ɵ ROSS, J. NARRATIVE OF A SECOND VOYAGE . . 1829[-]1833. FIRST EDITION. 1835

Ɵ ROSS, John. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829[-]1833. single volume, first edition, coloured folding map, 30 plates and charts, (9 coloured), later half calf, 4to., 1835.Ross and his men spent four winters in the Arctic. 'In searching for a passage south from Regent's inlet, the Victorywas stopped by ice, and spent the winter of 1829-30 in Felix harbour. In the summer of 1830 she got a few miles further south and wintered in Victoria harbour. But there she remained, held fast by the ice, and in May 1832 was abandoned. Ross and his men made their way to Fury Beach, where they passed a fourth winter in a hut built from the wreck of the Fury. They remained healthy by eating an Inuit diet. In the summer of 1833 they succeeded in reaching Ross's old ship, the Isabella in Lancaster Sound, and in her returned to England in October' (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).(Qty. 1) Condition Report: short tear to map, plates spotted, binding slightly rubbed and slightly faded.Condition Report Disclaimer