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Coat of arms attributed to Sir John Ross in The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales (first published 1842):

Transcription: Ross (borne by Sir John Ross, C.B., Capt. R.N. so distinguished for his discoveries in the Arctic Regions). Gu. three estoiles in chev. betw. as many lions ramp. ar. — for augmentation, a chief or, thereon a portion of the terrestrial globe ppr. the true meridian described thereon by a line passing from north to south sa. with the Arctic circle az. within which the place of the magnetic pole in latitude 70° 5' 17'' and longitude 96° 46' 46'' west, designated by an inescutcheon gu. charged with a lion pass. guard. of the first; the magnetic meridian shown by a line of the fourth passing through the inescutcheon with a correspondent circle, also gu. to denote more particularly the said place of the magnetic pole; the words following inscribed on the chief, viz., "Arctæos Numine Fines." Crests—1st, Ross: A fox's head erased ppr.; 2nd: On a rock a flagstaff erect, thereon hoisted the union jack, inscribed with the date, 1st June, 1831 (being that of discovering the place of the magnetic pole), and at foot, and on the sinister side of the flagstaff, the dipping-needle, showing its almost vertical position, all ppr. (x)

The Ross family coat of arms was originally fairly simple, featuring the silver stars and lions on a yellow background and the fox's head crest, as well as the motto, Spes aspera levat ("Hope lightens difficulties"). To this were added personal augmentations in the form of the complicated chief (the top part of the shield featuring the globe) as well as the entire left-hand crest (featuring the rock and flagstaff). Such augmentations of honour could be granted by the monarch in recognition of particular achievements, but were mostly not as extravagant as this one (x).

Though the augmented arms is attributed to Sir John Ross, it was definitely used by Sir James Ross, as it was featured on the silver plated tea set that was gifted to him on his wedding by Francis Crozier and Edward Bird.

(Motif wise the augmentations certainly fit Sir James better, but since Sir John apparently also tried to claim credit for the discovery, I can't tell if there was a misattribution or if they both used the arms. If anyone knows... 👀)

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Silver Skeleton Series, Valerie Hegarty, 2019

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Annie Louisa Swynnerton - 26 February 1844 – 24 Octobre 1933, England - “The Glow Worm”  

#19th century art #victorian art

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Hull Whalers in the Arctic Thomas Binks (1799–1852) Ferens Art Gallery

#Arctic #age of sail #19th century art

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Also, I imagine this predates “abyssal” becoming the common term for deep-sea zones, but I’d like to think that this guy found just found the fauna of the Antarctic region incredibly disappointing.

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Sir John Barrow: The existing expedition under the command of the gallant veteran, Sir John Franklin, with his brave officers James Fitzjames and *looks at smudged writing on hand* Richard. 

(Voyages of Discovery and Research Within the Arctic Regions from the Year 1818 to the Present Time…, 1846)

#francis crozier #Richard crozier #oops! #call him dick!

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James Clark Ross and Ann Coulman Ross, the explorer and his lady

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Also, I imagine this predates “abyssal” becoming the common term for deep-sea zones, but I’d like to think that this guy found just found the fauna of the Antarctic region incredibly disappointing.

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“I was limited to 12 lines to speak of his services.  It was hardly possible to say the thousandth part of what I should have like to have said of one I so truly loved.“ 

–James Clark Ross, writing to Eleanor Franklin Gell about Francis Crozier, 1855 

Thank you to @annecoulmanross​ for isolating JCR’s handwriting! 

#saw some Crozier and Ross quotes making the rounds #so have the real sad one #francis crozier #james clark ross #franklin expedition

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American goldfinch, Spinus tristis. The Birds of America (c. 1827-1830) - John James Audubon

#audubon #goldfinch #bird #illustration

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By coldoctober

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The Decline Of the West Sutton

(tbh Empathy Butler and Regret Hughes are believable names. So is Suffering Baldwin but it would have to be sort for something like Glory In Our Sufferings Baldwin)

Never mind, the actual funniest thing to do with InferKit is give it Puritan virtue names.

The astounding accuracy of its replication of the pattern, accompanied by its total inability to understand what a “virtue” is? *chefs kiss*

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Albert Bierstadt, Storm in the mountains, 1870

#albert bierstadt #19th century art #romantic art #hudson river school

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Eugene de Blaas (Austrian, 1843-1931), Awakening.

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Barque Europa in the Ice, by Valery Vasilevskiy

#arctic #sail

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Francis Crozier to James Clark Ross, 19 July 1845

James Clark Ross to Francis Crozier, 1 January 1848, returned undelivered

#james clark ross #francis crozier #finding franklin #hms enterprise #hms plover

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Because they have been out of copyright for a while, because the scans that tend to go around are unsearchable, and because I need something to launch with, I’m giving you: those letters written by James Fitzjames on the 1845 Franklin Expedition that everyone loves to talk about! 

Originally published in The Leader and Nautical Magazine (1852) after being edited for publication by William Coningham.

Read the letters on Arctonauts!

#james fitzjames #franklin expedition