J. Ross. W.Say. Printed in colors by J.Lahee.
London. Published 1834 by Captain J.Ross, R.N.
Mezzotint, printed in colours. Printed area 150 x 150mm, 6 x 6". Trimmed within plate.
From Sir John Ross' 'Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage', which he undertook between 1829-33. This plate, one of only three mezzotint plates in the work, shows Ross's ship, the 'Victory', caught in the ice that stranded them for four years!
Abbey Travel: 636.
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