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Woman putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, c1848
Robert Falcon Scott, British Antarctic explorer, 1914Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), British Antarctic explorer, 1914. Portrait surrounded by vignettes of his fatal expedition to South Pole
Samoyed travelling on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, late 16th-early 17th century. Dutch depiction of a Samoyed man (indigenous Siberian) driving a sleigh or sledge
Ice Splitting, 1825. Artist: Pyotr AlexandrovIce Splitting, 1825. Found in the collection of the A Pushkin Memorial Museum, St Petersburg
View of Znamenka Street in winter, Moscow, Russia, early 20th century. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk
Petrovka Street in winter, Moscow, Russia, 1912. Horse-drawn sleighs travel up and down the street. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk
Boy putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)
Napoleon retreating from Moscow, 1812. Napoleon riding at speed on a horse drawn sleigh, escorted by a squadron of cavalry. Of the 600, 000 soldiers of his Grande Armee, only about 100, 000 returned
The search for the 1897 Andree expedition to the North Pole. In 1897 a Swedish explorer named Salomon Andree made an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon
Fire engine, from Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1673. Artist: Georg Andreas BocklerFire engine. From Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving
Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Artist: Isaac de CausFire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Engraving
Descending the Mont Cenis pass in winter by horse-drawn sledge, 19th century
Nordenskjold rescued from Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, 1903. (Nils) Otto (Gustaf) Nordenskjold (1869-1928) Swedish explorer and geologist, led the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904
A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. Artist: Joseph SwainA Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. In the lefthand cartoon, the Queen of the Arctic is perched on top of the snowy peaks of the Arctic