Alexander Smith collection 1841-1844

Smith, Alexander John

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Epithet: Lieutenant; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x0001e7 Alexander John Smith served in 1836 on the British Relief Expedition from Hull (leader James Clark Ross) as mate on board HMS Cove . The expedition was organized to rescue the crews of eleven whaling vessels, which had been beset and forced to winter in Davis Strait in the Arctic in 1835. Smith went on to serve on t...

Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862

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Entered the navy in 1812 and accompanied W. E. Parry in four expeditions in Arctic regions. In 1831 Ross discovered the magnetic pole. Commanded Antarctic expedition, 1839-1842. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225765387 Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000161.0x0001ed Epithet: Captain; RN Knight 1843 Br...

British Naval Expedition Antarctic regions

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Smith, Alexander John

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Epithet: Lieutenant; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x0001e7 Alexander John Smith served in 1836 on the British Relief Expedition from Hull (leader James Clark Ross) as mate on board HMS Cove . The expedition was organized to rescue the crews of eleven whaling vessels, which had been beset and forced to winter in Davis Strait in the Arctic in 1835. Smith went on to serve on t...