Description | Records on the position of the vessel 'Isabella' kept by Edward Sabine. The cover is inscribed: 'Abstract of Observations made by Captain Sabine, for determining the Isabella's Latitude and Longitude, during her voyage of Discovery, 1818.'
The volume contains monthly tables, abstracts of observations for determining the ship's latitude, and longitude by chronometer.
Observations compiled during the Arctic North-West Passage expedition led by Sir John Ross (1777-1856) aboard HMS 'Isabella' and accompanied by HMS 'Alexander' under Lieutenant William Edward Parry. The expedition reached Lancaster Sound at the north end of Baffin Island and entered Lancaster Sound. |