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Booth Felix
(16.07.1780–24.01.1850)
English merchant, patron of arts.
He was the owner of the distillery production, far exceeding in
its scope all others in the Kingdom of England, and was
distinguished by outstanding commercial knowledge and enterprise.
Bout glorified his name with the generous support of the second
expedition of John
Ross in order to open the Northwest Passage, carried out during
1829–1833. Prior
to this, such expeditions willingly equipped the British government,
but the constant failures led to the cessation of state funding.
John Ross’s failure of his first voyage in 1818, when he took the
mirage for a mountain range, and declared that there was no way out
to the west of the Baffin Sea. He
proposed to organize a new expedition, but the Admiralty did not
support him. Ross
appropriated £ 3,000, but this was not enough. Then
he turned to Bout, knowing about his interest in the Arctic
discoveries.
Ross promised him to pay out of the prize money of 20 thousand
pounds sterling, appointed by the government to the one who opens
the Northwest Passage.
Booth rejected the offer, calling it commercial. Ross's
last hopes collapsed after the government canceled the prize. However,
it turned out that this prize was the main reason for the refusal of
Bout. He
immediately allocated 18 thousand pounds, putting the only condition
- his name will not be mentioned in connection with the organization
of this expedition.
As you know, Ross had to spend four winterings in swimming, but
he did not achieve the desired goal. Nevertheless,
this expedition was of great importance for the study of the
geography of the region. The
expedition’s nephew of John Ross, James
Ross, discovered the magnetic north pole. Grateful
John Ross immortalized the name of Bout on the map of the American
Arctic, calling after him a large peninsula and a bay.
After the expedition, Ross Booth was granted the title of
baronet.
He died in Brighton, Sussex, England.
Peninsula (Butiya)
in the north of the North American continent west of Baffin Earth. Discovered
by James Ross and named by John Ross in 1830.
Isthmus (Butiya)
in the south of the peninsula Butiya.
Islands west
of the Parry Peninsula in
the Beaufort Sea.
The island among
the islands of Buta west of the Parry Peninsula in
the Beaufort Sea.
Cape in
the south of King William Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Bay (Boothia)
on the eastern coast of the peninsula of the same name. Discovered
by James Ross and named by John Ross in 1830. |
