Rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, D.C.L: F.R.S.: From the original portrait placed in the Royal Hospital Greenwich by several Naval officers & Scientific men, in honour of his great Discoveries & Achievements in the Arctic, and the Antarctic Regions. North Magnetic Pole Discovered 1st June 1831 - Highest North Latitude (82 44) Attained, 23rd July 1827 - Highest South Latitude (78 11) Attained, 23

Mezzotint by Scott after Pearce; 3/4-length portrait in uniform, seated at table, terrestrial globe at right. Mezzotint by Scott after Pearce; 3/4-length portrait in uniform, seated at table, terrestrial globe at right. Large upright folio; plate mark, margins intact; clean. London, Francis Edwards, 1967.

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Original record: Rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, D.C.L: F.R.S.: From the original portrait placed in the Royal Hospital Greenwich by several Naval officers & Scientific men, in honour of his great Discoveries & Achievements in the Arctic, and the Antarctic Regions. North Magnetic Pole Discovered 1st June 1831 - Highest North Latitude (82 44) Attained, 23rd July 1827 - Highest South Latitude (78 11) Attained, 23
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1800 – 1862
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Pearce, Stephen, 1819-1904 (artist)
Scott, Alexander, active 1855, died 1878 (engraver)
Subject(s): Great Britain
London, Francis Edwards
Mezzotints (Prints)
Portraits
Ross, James Clark
Royal Navy
Scott
Sir
Type: still image

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