[Map of the Arctic and adjacent regions]. [1855]

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[Map of the Arctic and adjacent regions]. [1855]

1 map : ms., col., mounted on linen ; 78 x 75 cm., folded to 41 x 39 cm.

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Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856

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English admiral and arctic explorer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to John Murray, Esq., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657697 Sir John Ross (1777-1856) was a British naval officer and Arctic explorer. After volunteering for the Royal Navy at the age of nine and rising to the rank of Commander in the Napoleonic Wars, Ross led an 1818 expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. He also headed two later, privately funded, voyages of exploratio...