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The Ross and Crozier Antarctic Expedition of 1839-43 in real(ish) time.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · Dec 3
Sources thread!

• Logs of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C...
• James Clark Ross (Captain, Erebus) - 1847 expedition narrative (2 vols.) archive.org/details/voya..., archive.org/details/voya...
A voyage of discovery and research in the southern and Antarctic regions, during the years 1839-43 : Ross, James Clark, Sir,1800-1862 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
statement of responsibility: by Captain Sir James Clark Ross.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 1d
Terror's crew are stowing away spars and firewood.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 1d
21 October 1842: The inclement weather continues.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 2d
The term-day observations conclude.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 2d
20 October 1842: Hail, snow, and sleet throughout the day.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 2d
Cunningham describes the island as covered with snow and "presenting a most wintry appearance".
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 3d
Parties from both ships are cutting firewood.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 3d
The magnetic term-day observations begin.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 3d
19 October 1842: The snow and hail continues.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 4d
McCormick notes, "the most boisterous day we have as yet experienced here," adding that the weather made it impossible for the ships to communicate with the shore.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 4d
18 October 1842: Constant wind, hail, and snow.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 4d
17 October 1842: Heavy squalls of hail and sleet.
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A very happy birthday to Francis Crozier, who still has more of them than the King (thanks to dates varying depending on the source), but today is the real one, according to his father - I wrote about the mystery in www.thethousandthpart.com/notes/the-ma... #NavalHistory #PolarExploration
Francis Crozier’s real date of birth — the thousandth part
After 178 years of confusion over Captain Crozier's date of birth, conclusive evidence is found in his father's correspondence
www.thethousandthpart.com
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 6d
16 October 1842: Divine service takes place on both ships.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 7d
Erebus's crew are making and mending clothes.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 7d
15 October 1842: Terror's crew holystone the decks.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 7d
14 October 1842: On Terror, cans of preserved meats and preserved vegetables are found to be stinking and unfit for use, and are thrown overboard.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 9d
13 October 1842: The crews are cutting timber for firewood and spars.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 10d
Soap and tobacco are issued to Terror's crew.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 10d
On Erebus, one pint of preserved vegetable soup and one and a quarter pints of concentrated soup are condemned as unfit for use and thrown overboard.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 10d
12 October 1842: McCormick walks out to Cape Spencer, where he finds himself on "the southernmost extremity of the vast continent of America" besides Cape Horn itself. He leaves behind a pile of ammunition and a button from his jacket as a mark of his visit.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 10d
Squalls of sleet in the evening.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 11d
Erebus's crew are busy cutting spars and stowing them on board.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 11d
11 October 1842: Cunningham climbs Kater's Peak and continues around the island's other peaks, a "very hard days tramp".
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 12d
McCormick climbs Kater's Peak, reaching the summit shortly after noon.
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Ross Expedition @rossexpedition.bsky.social · 12d
10 October 1842: A very fine day.
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