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Descriptive text accompanying New theory of the aurora on prior plate. Text begins: Many theories have been proposed during the last century, to account for the nature and appearance of this beautiful phenomenon ... Sixth and seventh of seven pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Descriptive text accompanying New theory of the aurora on prior plate. Text begins: Many theories have been proposed during the last century, to account for the nature and appearance of this beautiful phenomenon ... Second and third of seven pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Descriptive text accompanying New theory of the aurora on prior plate. Text begins: Many theories have been proposed during the last century, to account for the nature and appearance of this beautiful phenomenon ... Fourth and fifth of seven pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Descriptive text accompanying New theory of the aurora on facing plate. Text begins: Many theories have been proposed during the last century, to account for the nature and appearance of this beautiful phenomenon ... First of seven pages. (Page number inferred.) In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Table of contents for plates within Appendix to the 2nd voyage of Sir J. Ross 1829-1833 ... Lists plate number and title with corresponding page. (Page number inferred.) In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Table of contents to Appendix to the 2nd voyage of Sir J. Ross 1829-1833 ... Lists section titles, which include areas of natural history, such as zoology, geology and meteorology. Facing page - verso of title page - has printer credit: C. Whiting, Beaufort House, Strand. (Page number inferred.) In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Table explaining the terminology for wind on a scale of 12, with 0 being "Calm" and 10 being "A hurricane, or that which no canvas could withstand". The scale is segmented into knot speeds, as well as distinctions between wind that allows and prohibits a "man-of-war" from controlling its sail. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Errata to Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage ... by Sir John Ross, published in London, 1835. Single page listing corrections to errors within the text, with associated page numbers. (Page number inferred.) In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Table showing the monthly meteorological record from January to December, 1830. Includes the highest and lowest mean temperatures, as well as measurements of both the total and mean force of wind. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Table of contents for plates within Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage ... Lists plate number and title with corresponding page. (Page number inferred.) In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Table of contents to Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage ... Lists chapters by Roman numerals (I-LVII), and section titles therein. Fourth and fifth of five pages (xxix-xxxiii). In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Glossary of "icy seas" technical terms. Includes definitions such as: Iceberg, an insulated mountain of ice -- Brash ice, ice in a broken state, and in such small pieces that the ship can easily force through -- Cake ice, ice formed in the early part of the season -- Pancake ice, ice formed after a fall of snow -- A blink, peculiar white appearance of the sky in the direction of the ice -- Water sky, a dark appearance of the sky indicating clear water in that direction. Second of two pages (xxvii-xxviii). In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Table of contents to Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage ... Lists chapters by Roman numerals (I-LVII), and section titles therein. First of five pages (xxix-xxxiii). (Page number inferred.) In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Table of contents to Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage ... Lists chapters by Roman numerals (I-LVII), and section titles therein. Second and third of five pages (xxix-xxxiii). In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed map of the Arctic regions with exploration routes delineated in red. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a legend indicating ancient and modern discoveries. Map is 19 x 27 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on facing page, beginning: This draught, which I have constructed from a comparison of our modern knowledge with the records of the old navigators in question, presents at one view the space which extends from Britain to Behring's strait. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Glossary of "icy seas" technical terms. Includes definitions such as: Iceberg, an insulated mountain of ice, Brash ice, ice in a broken state, and in such small pieces that the ship can easily force through, Cake ice, ice formed in the early part of the season, Pancake ice, ice formed after a fall of snow, A blink, peculiar white appearance of the sky in the direction of the ice, and Water sky, a dark appearance of the sky indicating clear water in that direction. First of two pages (xxvii-xxviii). (Page number inferred.) In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Descriptive text accompanying the map Comparative chart of the ancient and modern navigators on facing plate. Text begins: This draught, which I have constructed from a comparison of our modern knowledge with the records of the old navigators in question, presents at one view the space which extends from Britain to Behring's strait. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Advertisement to Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage ... by Sir John Ross, published in London, 1835. Text begins: The author is sensible that he owes his numerous and generous subscribers some apology for the delay which has occurred in the publication of his work ... Signed: Their most obedient humble servant, John Ross. (Page number inferred.) In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Dedication to Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage ... by Sir John Ross, published in London, 1835. "This narrative of the discoveries made in the Arctic Regions, in the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, and 1833, is dedicated with his majesty's gracious permission, by his majesty's loyal and devoted subject, John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Facing page - verso of title page - has printer credit: C. Whiting, Beaufort House, Strand. (Page numbers inferred.) In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed illustration of a mollusk - "a single specimen of a small species of Cephalopoda" - with dissection views of both the dorsal and ventral aspects. Indexed in association with descriptive text on following pages. Illustration is 22 x 28 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Three comparative black and white lithographeded views of the geological phenomena of refraction. Views compare one landscape without refraction to two examples of the same land refracted. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. Together, views are 13 x 20 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. (Title taken from table of contents.) In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view of a white arctic fox crouched at the entrance to a snow cave. View is 13 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing an Inuit man, Kanayoke, standing along the icy shoreline, with snow-covered peaks in the background. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed illustration of sea creatures, including crustaceans and a squid. Indexed in association with descriptive text on following pages. Illustration is 28 x 23 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed illustration of insects, including moths, butterflies and mosquitos. Indexed in association with descriptive text on following pages. Illustration is 29 x 23 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. (Title taken from table of contents.) In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed view showing an Inuit family, Ooblooria, Paningayuke, Amingo and Nullingiak, around a table inside the officers' quarters. View is 9 x 13 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed map showing the aurora borealis. Charts the rays from the sun to the north and south poles, and the reactions of light in those areas. Accompanied by descriptive text on pages 113-119. Indexed to indicate the elements coinciding to create the phenomena, including the sun and earth at equinox, sun rays and clouds. Index on subsequent page, 120, following the explanation. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines on the globe. Map is 18 x 27, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Index accompanying the map New theory of the aurora on prior plate. Indicates the elements coinciding to create the phenomena, including the sun and earth at equinox, sun rays and clouds. With an explanatory note, beginning: This diagram represents the sun's rays acting on the icy or snow-covered part of the earth, and being reflected over the poles reach clouds which are rendered visible by illumination ... descriptive text follows map, preceding index, on pages 113-119. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing two Inuit women and one Inuit man, Udlia, Awitigin and Palurak, standing on the snow in front of an icy crag, with the shoreline in the background. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing two Inuit men, Konyaroklick and Neweetioke, standing at the icy shore, with igloos in the background. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing an intricately tattooed Inuit woman, Kemig, sitting outside of an igloo. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed view showing two Inuit men and one Inuit woman, Poyettak, Kakikagiu and Aknalua, standing on the ice with the shoreline in the background. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing an Inuit family, Manellia, Adelik and a baby, standing in front of an igloo. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing two Inuit men, Illictu and Ootoogia, standing alongside a sandy shoreline, with a British flag on a hilltop in the background. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing two Inuit men and one Inuit woman, Kawalua, Tiagashu and Adlurak, standing in an icy landscape, with a man planting a British flag on a hilltop in the background. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Title page to Appendix to the 2nd voyage of Sir J. Ross 1829-1833 ... by Sir John Ross, published in London, 1835. Includes statement of responsibility and imprint. Printer credit on verso: C. Whiting, Beaufort House, Strand. (Page number inferred.) In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed view showing an Inuit woman, Hibluna, standing on the ice and holding a tool in each hand, with the shoreline and a village of igloos beneath a ridge in the background. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing an Inuit man, Kunana, standing in the snow with a knife in one hand and a fresh kill in the other. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing an Inuit man, Nimna Himna, along the snowy shoreline. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed map of Victoria Harbor showing topography, drainage, coastline, mud, islands, soundings in fathoms and routes. Relief shown in hachures. Includes a compass rose, with north oriented toward the upper right of sheet, as well as a bar scale given in yards. With a note: Stores landed here. Map is 20 x 13 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed plan of the officers' quarters, including the exterior with an "enclosure for exercise" and a lumber yard and snow bin. Includes a bar scale given in feet. Plan is 13 x 21 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing two Inuit men, Alictur and Kanguagiu, outside of an igloo. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Covers to Appendix to the 2nd voyage of Sir J. Ross 1829-1833 ... by Sir John Ross, published in London, 1835. Bound in board, covered in faded teal-colored cloth with scale pattern. Gilded spine title, with ornamentation. Appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed map of the "discoveries made in the Arctic regions" by Royal Navy Captain John Ross and Commander James Clark Ross, with the assistance of Inuit guides. Map shows topography, valleys, lakes, drainage, coastline, bays, inlets, straights, harbors and islands, as well as distances and routes, such as: track of the boats Augt. 1833. Relief shown with hachures. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as descriptive notes. With six black and white profile views, placed at their geographic locations: Land between Commr. Ross's furthest and C. Jane Franklin -- Land from the magnetic pole to Cape Victoria -- Land from Cape Nicholas to Cape Francis -- Elizabeth Harbour -- Union Mountains -- Land between Cape Allington and Cape Scoresby. Dedication above title: To his most excellent majesty William IVth. King of Great Britain Ireland &c. Map is 43 x 59 cm, on sheet 54 x 65 cm, folded to 30 x 23 cm. In first volume; folds out following all text and other plates., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed view showing the Lindsay River, with Inuit people along the shore, in their encampment, accompanied by their dogs. View is 10 x 16 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Frontispiece to Appendix to the 2nd voyage of Sir J. Ross 1829-1833 ... Black and white engraved portrait of Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Portrait is 14 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. In appendix to second volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Colored lithographed view showing three Inuit men, Shulanina, Tulluachiu and Tirikshiu, in the snowy landscape. View is 12 x 11 cm, on sheet 32 x 25 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed view showing the Victory ship as the Isabella rescues it, surrounded by large floating ice sheets and including a walrus poking its head out of the water. View is 10 x 16 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed view showing the Somerset House along Fury Beach in North Somerset, accompanied by tents and boats - including one being dragged by a group of boatmen - and surrounded by a fence. View is 10 x 16 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up

Black and white lithographed view showing the Victory ship anchored in the background and a small boat in the foreground, with its boatman picking through large ice chunks emerging from the water, as well as Inuit people in accompaniment. View is 10 x 16 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In first volume., Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out ; vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] edited the natural history section of the appendix, and [JR] the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). Hill: 1490; Sabin: 73381. Vol. 1 contains a dedication to King William IV, errata, an introduction, a glossary of “icy seas” technical terms, a table of contents to the text and a list of plates. In the Introduction, Ross describes the history of arctic exploration in search of a north-west passage, beginning: It was in the ninth century that this problem seems to have been first proposed: and the first northern expedition by sea, of which we know, was that of Othervie, who sailed from Drontheim to the White Sea ... Then Ross lists prior voyages by explorers, in chronological order, from 1496 to 1827. Following this list, Ross describes his own voyage, beginning in 1829. Also, vol. 1 features, on p. 76, a hymn in the "Esquimaux" [Inuktitut] language, as well as scattered proper names and phrases throughout. Hymn translation appears in the Addenda. Addenda also includes transcriptions of letters Captain John Ross sent and received, as well as the sums of money paid to support the voyage. Appendix includes a preface, sketches of the “Boothians” [Inuit], biographies of the Victory’s crew, a Meteorology section with tables listing daily observations of wind direction and force, the state of weather (gloomy, squally, ugly, etc.), and temperature in shade, from October, 1829 to March, 1832. In addition, an alphabetized vocabulary table provides translations between English, Danish and Esuimaux [Inuktitut] languages, such as for the English Ancient, “Gammel” in Danish and “Utokak” in Inuktitut. Another table gives latitudes and longitudes of place names listed, “from the N.E. Cape to Gulf of Boothia and King William IV. Sea.” Following all text is a list of subscribers. Omissions and errata appear at the end. Full text scan for vol. 1 available from the John Carter Brown Library via the Internet Archive (see link in Pub Reference field). Full text scan for appendix to second volume available from the University of Alberta via the HathiTrust Digital Library (use this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t5fb5w43j&view=1up&seq=6)., https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsecon01ross/page/n7/mode/2up