Sujet

Felix Harbour', 1834.

Légende

'Felix Harbour', 1834. John Ross's ship, the 'Victory', with all flags flying, trapped in the ice in Felix Harbour on the eastern tip of Boothia Felix in Nunavut's northern Canadian Arctic, Christmas Day 1829. 'The brilliancy of Venus [top left] was a spectacle which was naturally contemplated as in harmony with the rest of the day.' British Royal Navy Officer John Ross (1777-1856) and his nephew James Clark Ross spent four winters trapped in the Arctic ice on an expedition to find the elusive Northwest Passage. John Ross was knighted in 1834 following his return to England. [Captain J Ross, London, 1834]

Date

1834

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F04_270

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

24,7Mo (1,3Mo) / 31,0cm x 20,0cm / 3661 x 2360 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gravure Gravure en mezzotinte Paysage transport transport saison religieux drapeau drapeaux nuit religion glace planète glacial port exploration la science bateau bateaux système solaire astronomie Le Canada Arctique emprisonné Christianisme endroit siècle bannière victoire concept Venus heure Pôle Du nord standard nunavut wintry Jour De Noël 19e siècle Cercle Arctique dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector gravure paysage mezzotint William Say Say William Polar exploration Sir John Ross Ross Sir John John Ross Captain Ross Ross John Felix Harbour