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| Accession no.: | N: 1973 |
| Title: | Rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, DCL, FRS |
| Description: | Proof of the portrait of Rear-Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, engraved by Alexander Scott after a painting by Stephen Pearce. |
| Medium: | Lithograph |
| Artist: | Pearce, Stephen |
| Note: | Signed by the artist and the engraver. Note, on front, lacking in this instance, but which appears on published sheets: 'Rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, DCL, FRS. From the Original Portait 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 23rd Feb 1842'. See Y: 50/20. |
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