| Reference number | MS/239 |
| Level | SubFonds |
| Title | Arctic expedition journal, by Edward Sabine |
| Date | 1818 |
| Description | Journal kept during Sir John Ross's Arctic voyage of 1818. Edward Sabine was the party’s official astronomer, an appointment made on the recommendation of the Royal Society. Sabine took magnetic readings, collected specimens of minerals and recorded other general observations.
Edward Sabine, later General Sir Edward Sabine KCB, FRS (1788-1833) President of the Royal Society, was a recently-elected Fellow when he joined the 1818 Arctic expedition commanded by John Ross FRS (1777-1856) charged with investigating a possible North-west passage into the Pacific Ocean. Ross’s party used two vessels, 'Isabella' and 'Alexander', the latter under the charge of William Edward Parry (1790-1855) while Ross’s nephew James Clark Ross (1800-1865) served with his uncle aboard 'Isabella'. |
| Extent | 1 volume, MS Large |
| Physical description | Paper, bound, 57 ff, size 13 x 8.25 inches |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | MS/119; MS/126; MS/257; |
| URL description | Digital version available on The Royal Society Turning the Pages |
| URL | http://ttp.royalsociety.org/ttp/ttp.html?id=9c35132b-80fb-480f-bb8e-154117bda61d&type=book |