Record

RefNoMS/126
LevelSeries
TitleScientific records from the 1818 Arctic expedition, by Edward Sabine
DateApril-November 1818
DescriptionRecords kept by Edward Sabine during the 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.
Extent5 volumes
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionPaper
DimensionsVarious sizes
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialMS/119; MS/239; MS/257;
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