Next15a. Ross, John, Sir (1777-1856)
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. Copy 2. London: A.W. Webster, 1835.
Two Inuit drawing a map aboard the Victory, from John Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage, copy 2, 1835.
Tulluachiu, a “Boothian,” displaying his new wooden leg, from John Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage, copy 2, 1835.
“First communication” with the “Boothians”—the Inuit of Boothia Felix, from John Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage, copy 2, 1835.
“Snow Cottages of the Boothians”, from John Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage, copy 2, 1835.
The Library recently acquired a second copy of Ross’s Narrative of a Second Voyage, 1835. The copy on display for the exhibition was missing the Appendix (volume 2), and had only three plates in color. Moreover, the three color plates were marred by type offset, so we had to reproduce monochrome plates in the catalog.
This new copy has nine colored plates in volume one, and eleven colored plates in the Appendix. Moreover, the color plates are relatively unaffected by offsetting.
Ironically, the two monochrome plates we chose for the catalog are here presented in color; we reproduce the new versions for comparison.
We also reproduce two other plates; one records the first encounter of the crew of the Victory with the native Inuit of Boothia Felix (whom Ross called “Boothians), and the second offers a charming view of a local Inuit “Snow Village.”
