Sir John Barrow and John Murray

Sir John Barrow was one of the inner ring of prolific Tory contributors to the Quarterly Review.

John Murray's greatest contribution to the advancement of knowledge and of human understanding of the world was his commissioning and publishing of dozens of books of travel. Murray's travel writers and artists went all over the globe: the advertisement includes books on Germany, Syria, Athens, China, the Cape of Good Hope, the interior of South America, and North Africa.

John Murray II was a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society.

Henry Ellis, Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China: comprising a correct narrative of the public transactions of the embassy, of the voyage to and from China, and of the journey from the mouth of the Pei-Ho to the return to Canton (London: John Murray, 1817. 2nd ed., 1818).

Humphrey Carpenter, edited by Candida Brazil and James Hamilton, The seven lives of John Murray : the story of a publishing dynasty 1762-2002 (London: John Murray, 2008. with additional materials by James Hamilton), p. 124

The following list is by Sir John Barrow published by John Murray.

1. A chronological history of voyages into the Arctic regions: undertaken chiefly for the purpose of discovering a north-east, north-west, or polar passage between the Atlantic and Pacific : from the earliest periods of Scandinavian navigation, to the departure of the recent expeditions, under the orders of Captains Ross and Buchan – London: John Murray, 1818
2. The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences – London: John Murray, 1831
3. A Memoir of the Life of Peter the Great – London: John Murray, 1832
4. The Life of Richard Earl Howe, K.G.: Admiral of the Fleet, and General of Marines – London: John Murray, 1838
5. The Life of George Anson, Admiral of the fleet; Vice-Admiral of Great Britain; and First Lord Commissioner of the Admirality; previous to, and during the Seven-Years' War – London: John Murray, 1839
6. Voyages of discovery and research within the Arctic regions, from the year 1818 to the present time: under the command of the several naval officers employed by sea and land in search of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with two attempts to reach the North Pole: abridged and arranged from the official narratives, with occasional remarks – London: John Murray, 1846