#jcr220

[iconicshrub]

a very weird experimental james clark ross for all your james clark ross needs

[mcclintock]

happy 220th birthday to James Clark Ross!!

[laissezferre]

--Gwendolyn MacEwan

[indifferent-century]

The Cause // writings of James Clark Ross + Francis Crozier 

[nopickls]

The discovery of a new continent... has secured to the name of Ross a distinguished place amongst the most successful votaries of Science, and the brightest ornaments of the British Navy. - The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 

[handfuloftime]

James Clark Ross’s ships

HMS Isabella (midshipman, 1818), HMS Hecla (midshipman, 1819-20; lieutenant, 1827), HMS Fury (midshipman, 1821-23; lieutenant, 1824-25), Victory (second-in-command, 1829-32), HMS Victory (supernumerary commander, 1833-34), HMS Erebus (captain, 1839-43), HMS Enterprise (captain, 1848-49)

Not pictured: HMS Briseis (first-class volunteer, midshipman, 1812-14), HMS Acteon (midshipman, 1814-15), HMS Driver (midshipman, 1815-17), HMS Cove (captain, 1835-36)

Artist information and a few notes below:

I wasn’t able to find images of Briseis, Acteon, Driver, or Cove. Though the ship plans for Driver are here and here if anyone’s interested. 

Although Ross’s name was on HMS Victory’s books from 1833-34 to give him the necessary service time to be promoted to post-captain, he was on leave the entire time to assist with his uncle’s narrative of the 1829-33 Victory expedition.

Images: James Whittle and Richard Holmes Laurie. Portrait of the Vessels on the Polar Exploration of 1818. 1818. Colored etching. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Detail. (x)

George Lyon. “The Last Appearance of the Sun for 42 Days”, in The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon of HMS Hecla During the Recent Voyage of Discovery Under Captain Parry. London: John Murray, 1824.

Henry Parkyns Hoppner. Situation of H.M. Ship Fury August 25th 1825. 1826. Tinted engraving. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. (x)

John Ross. “The Victory Under Sail for the Last Time”, in Narrative of a Second Journey in Search of a North-West Passage and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. London: A.W. Webster, 1835.

Edward William Cooke, H.M.S. Victory First Rate 104 Guns. Portsmouth Harbour. The Flagship of the Late Lord Nelson. On board of which he was killed off Trafalgar Oct 21st 1805. c. 1828-30. Colored etching. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. (x)

Richard Brydges Beechey, HMS ‘Erebus’ Passing Through the Chain of Bergs, 1842. 1860. Oil on canvas. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. (x)

W.H. Brown. The Devil’s Thumb, Ships Boring and Warping in the Pack. 1850. (x)

Sources: O’Byrne, William Richard. A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray, 1849.

House of Commons. “Report from Select Committee on the Expedition to the Arctic Seas”. London: s.n., 1834.

Ross, M.J. Polar Pioneers: John Ross and James Clark Ross. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1994.

[ltwilliammowett]

Watercolour drawings by Sir James Clark Ross during his expedtions in the Arctic and Antarctic

1. Antarctic scene in the Ross Ice Shelf, HMS Erebus in the background, men pulling equipment sledge, men peering into hole cut into ice,

2. Snow cottages of the Esquimaux, an event he experienced during his voyage to the Arctic 1829-1833 under the command of Sir John Ross, his uncle. However, he had painted this afterwards in 1836 

[solomontoaster]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Terror (TV 2018) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Captain Francis Crozier/Sir James Clark Ross, Commander James Fitzjames/Edward Philips Charlewood Characters: Sir James Clark Ross, Captain Francis Crozier, Commander James Fitzjames, Edward Philips Charlewood, Thomas Jopson Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Antarctica, Gay solidarity, shocking everyone there's a saucy scene, Period Typical Attitudes, mentioned Ann/James and Edward/Sarah, Relationship Negotiation, Established Relationship, JCR220 Summary:

“I’ve heard you have quite the reputation as a prankster, Lt. Fitzjames,” Captain Francis Crozier said from his place seated across the wardroom table from the said Lt. James Fitzjames.

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James Fitzjames and Edward Charlewood are Antarctica bound, with Fitzjames aboard HMS Terror and Charlewood on HMS Erebus.

[annecoulmanross]

New icon – painting by Henry William Pickersgill – to celebrate the 220th birthday of polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross (Apr. 15th 1800- Apr. 3rd 1862). 

[catilinas]

happy birthday to HIM!

[laissezferre]

leave no floe unturned

written for #jcr220 jcr & frmc, bros b4 ice floes, prequel fic, steampunk au | 7,119w

Captain James Clark Ross and Lieutenant Francis Crozier are the finest aeronauts that His Majesty’s Royal Air Force has ever produced. Their next mission together: to rescue eleven whalers trapped in the Arctic Circle.

read on ao3

[indifferent-century]

James Clark Ross // Rings Worn in Portraits

[ussporcupine]

That face you make when you’re looking at a painting of men abandoning ships under attack and your mind starts making connections and whirling with uncomfortable thoughts that maybe everything isn’t going to be ok. 

[handfuloftime]

For a certain dashing polar explorer’s 220th birthday, I’ve put together a Google Drive folder of files about--or at least tangentially related to--James Clark Ross. It’s mostly primary sources and academic articles, with some random other things as well. You can access the folder here; the PDF titled “Index” has a bibliography and a couple of notes. Enjoy!

(And please feel free to message me if you have questions--or if there’s anything I can find for you!)

[solomontoaster]

Chapters: 4/? Fandom: The Terror (TV 2018) Rating: Mature Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Commander James Fitzjames/Sir James Clark Ross, Lady Ann Ross/Sir James Clark Ross Characters: Commander James Fitzjames, Sir James Clark Ross, Captain Francis Crozier, John Bridgens, Lt Henry T. D. Le Vesconte, Harry D. S. Goodsir, Thomas Blanky, Lady Ann Ross, William Coningham, Elizabeth Coningham Additional Tags: Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, past Fitzjames/Crozier, mutual pining Ross/Crozier, Rescue, Grief/Mourning, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, not slow burn per say, it does take them time, but it's more like a burning trail of gunpowder that leads to like the rest of the gunpowder, JCR Appreciation Month, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, JCR220, JFJ207 Summary:

“And where is Francis in all this?”

The worry was evident in Ross’s voice and Fitzjames had to make an effort to not grimace. “Ill,” he said at last. “Too ill to command."

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When Francis Crozier dies in the Arctic, James Fitzjames and Sir James Clark Ross fall into an odd relationship as they attempt to cope with losing the man they loved.

Updated for the James Fitzjames Birthday Week Extravaganza run by @sailingsouthernseas!

[laissezferre]

i don’t usually post fic teasers but i wanna put this up here so people can get excited and i can get excited and maybe i can actually finish this in time for jcr220 week.