Sujet

John Ross, British polar explorer and naval officer, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Légende

John Ross, British polar explorer and naval officer, 19th century. In 1818 Ross (1800-1862) led an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage. He accompanied William Parry (1790-1855) on Arctic expeditions in 1819-1827, led an Arctic expedition in 1829-1833, an Antarctic expedition in 1839-1843, and commanded the expedition to search for the missing party of John Franklin which set out in 1850.
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1840

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B65_433

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (3,6Mo) / 28,7cm x 43,6cm / 3392 x 5150 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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