Ross was encouraged to attempt this early expedition searching for the Northwest Passage, but severely criticized by John Barrow for failing in that search. He had some significant accomplishments but this trip effectively ended his career with the Admiralty.
A Voyage of Discovery….
Ross, John, Sir. 2nd ed. Two volumes. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819.
- 1818 First British Northwest Passage Expedition (John Ross aboard Isabella with the Alexander).
- Maritime Reading
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