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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856 NRA: Ross Sir John (1777-1856) Knight Rear Admiral Arctic Navigator DNB: Ross, Sir John (1777-1856), naval officer and Arctic explorer LBT ID: JoRoss1856 VIAF ID: 120176126 LOC ID: n84177316 | B/BAP: 1777-06-24 DIED: 1856-08-30 |
| SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
Arctic explorer and author who searched for the North-West Passage in 1818 and 1829-33;
he was consul at Stockholm (1839-46). | |
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY Sir John Ross:
A Voyage of Discovery, made under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His
Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and
inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage. Found 1.
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