Arctic Circle Collection

The Truelove, of Hull, the last of the sailing whalers, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Truelove, of Hull, the last of the sailing whalers, 1870. Engraving of a sketch by the surgeon of the whaler Ravenscraig, of '...probably one of the oldest vessels from a British port

Map of Siberia. Map showing eastern Russia, Mongolia, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Kamchatka Peninsula. Plate 67 from The Times Atlas

Hammerfest, in Norway, lately visited by Prince Alfred, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Hammerfest, in Norway, lately visited by Prince Alfred, 1864. View of the town and harbour. The town of Hammerfest, the most northerly in the world, is situated in latitude 70 deg

Inuit people from Alaska, northern USA, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Inuit people from Alaska, northern USA, c1928. Couple wearing clothes made of seal fur. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Camp north of the Arctic Circle, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Camp north of the Arctic Circle, between c1900 and c1930

In the midst of Leviathan. ; A Boat adventure in the Behrings Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
In the midst of " Leviathan." ; A Boat adventure in the Behrings Sea, 1875. [Dramatic arctic scene with whales and sailing ship in rough seas]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

An Arctic scene; A Boat adventure in the Behrings Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
An Arctic scene; A Boat adventure in the Behrings Sea, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Aurora in the Polar Basin; A days sport in the Polar Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Aurora in the Polar Basin; A days sport in the Polar Sea, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Iceland, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen &
Iceland, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1890

Off Greenland—Whaler Seeking Open Water. Creator: William Bradford
Off Greenland--Whaler Seeking Open Water

An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay, 1871. Creator: William Bradford
An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay, 1871

View of the Arctic Sea from the Mouth of the Copper Mine River, Midnight, July 1821, (1946). Tents with British flags on the coast of northern Canada

A Relief Party in Search of Sir John Franklin, 19th century, (1946). Creator: Unknown
A Relief Party in Search of Sir John Franklin, 19th century, (1946). In 1845, John Franklin led a British expedition to find the Northwest Passage

Passage Through the Ice, June 1818, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Passage Through the Ice, June 1818, (1946). Sailing ships navigate between icebergs in the Arctic Circle. Illustration from " Voyage of discovery in H.M

The North Pole, early-mid 19th century, (1946). Creator: Sir John Ross
The North Pole, early-mid 19th century, (1946). Imaginary sketch of the Pole, with British flag, made by Sir John Ross who made three expeditions to the Arctic

Midnight Sun at Hammerfest, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Midnight Sun at Hammerfest, 1914. The Midnight Sun occurs during summer in places north of the Arctic Circle. From " Norge - Turistruter I 65 Billeder"

The Midnight Sun, 1914. Creator: Unknown
The Midnight Sun, 1914. Occurs during summer in places north of the Arctic Circle. From " Norge - Turistruter I 65 Billeder". [Mittet & Co, Kunstforlag - Kristania, 1914]

The Midnight Sun on the Arctic Ocean, Tromso, Norway, 1895. Creator: Axel Lindahl
The Midnight Sun on the Arctic Ocean, Tromso, Norway, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

Felix Harbour, 1834. Creator: William Say
Felix Harbour, 1834. John Rosss ship, the Victory, with all flags flying, trapped in the ice in Felix Harbour on the eastern tip of Boothia Felix in Nunavuts northern Canadian Arctic

Heinkel HE 5 seaplanes used in the search for Umberto Nobile, North Pole, 1928, (1932)
Heinkel HE 5 seaplanes used by the Swedes in the search for Umberto Nobile, North Pole, 1928, (1932). Nobile (1885-1978) was an Italian aeronaut and Arctic explorer

Andrees Arctic balloon after the crash, 1897, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Andre es Arctic balloon after the crash, 1897, (1932). Swedish engineer and aeronaut Salomon August Andre e (1854-1897) perished during a failed attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen

Andrees Arctic balloon expedition, 1897, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Andre es Arctic balloon expedition, 1897, (1932). Swedish engineer and aeronaut Salomon August Andre e (1854-1897) perished during a failed attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen

Young Inuit women, Greenland, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Young Inuit women, Greenland, c1928. Two women in traditional costume, living in the Arctic Circle. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Inuit people from Labrador, northern Canada, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Inuit people from Labrador, northern Canada, c1928. Women and children wearing clothes made of reindeer skins. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album

Crimson Cliffs, 1819. Creator: Daniel Havell
Crimson Cliffs, 1819. A View of the Coloured Snow in Lat. 76. 25N. & Long. 65. W. Unusually coloured landscape in the North Atlantic

Phases de la Lune (no. 4), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)
Phases de la Lune (no. 4), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839. Shows the phases of the Moon; engraved by Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865) French astronomer, after Sigismond Visconti

Coup de la Terre prise sur l Equator et vue du cote du Pole Arctique (no
Coup de la Terre prise sur l Equator et vue du co te du Po le Arctique (no. 7), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839

Eclipses de Soleil et de Lune (no. 5), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)
Eclipses de Soleil et de Lune (no. 5), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839. Engraved by Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865) French astronomer, after Sigismond Visconti

North Polar Chart, 1902. Creator: Unknown
North Polar Chart, 1902. Showing the Arctic Circle. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd. London, 1902]

Map of the North Polar Regions. Map of the Arctic Circle showing Iceland and Scandinavia, northern Russia, Greenland, northern Canada and Alaska. Plate 8 from The Times Atlas

Political map of the Dominion of Canada. Canada was known as the Dominion of Canada from 1867 until after the Second World War. Plate 82 from The Times Atlas

Map of Northern Russia and Finland, showing the Arctic Ocean. Plate 45 from The Times Atlas

Political map of North America. Map showing Canada, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Plate 80 from The Times Atlas

Planisphaerii Coelestis Hemisphaerium Septentrionale, 1706
Planisphaerii Coelestis Hemisphaerium Septentrionale, from Atlas Coelestis, pub. 1706 (hand coloured engraving)

North Pole, Plate 1 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, 1674
North Pole, Plate 1 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, Ignace-Gaston Pardies, pub. 1674 (hand coloured engraving)

A Party from the Tegetthoff Encounters A Bear, c1876, (1928). A party from the arctic research ship SMS Tegetthoff (1872)

Iceberg Lake, Isterdal, Norway, mid-late 19th century. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Iceberg Lake, Isterdal, Norway, mid-late 19th century

Muir Glacier, Alaska, USA, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Muir Glacier, Alaska, USA, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Alaskan scene, USA, 19th century

The Habit of a Lapland Man, 19th century. Artist:s Hulett
The Habit of a Lapland Man, 19th century

The Habit of a Lapland Woman, 19th century

Poyettak, Kakikagiu, Aknalua, early 19th century. Artist: John Brandard
Poyettak, Kakikagiu, Aknalua, early 19th century. Indigenous people of the Arctic Circle, possibly from North America or Siberia

Preparing to start on a sledge trip in the Arctic, 1875. Artist: W Palmer
Preparing to start on a sledge trip in the Arctic, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, (29 May 1875)

Arctic Life, Cutting a Way Out of the Ice from Winter Quarters, 1875. Artist: W Palmer
Arctic Life, Cutting a Way Out of the Ice from Winter Quarters, 1875. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (29 May 1875). Hand-coloured later

The ships were called the Terror and the Erebus, 1847, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
The ships were called the Terror and the Erebus, 1847, (1905). John Franklins doomed expedition to find the North-West Passage

Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 1800-1900. Artist: A Portier
Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 1800-1900. The Mongols were nomadic people who raise animals by pasturing and produce everything they need from animals

Map of North America. Hand-coloured later

Mock Sun with sunbows and halo, observed from the Arctic Circle, 1873. This phenomenon is caused by atmospheric refraction. From The Atmosphere by Camille Flammarion. (London, 1873)

Amundsens airship, the Norge, over the North Pole, 1926. Raold Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer made a successful flight over the North Pole aboard the Norge on 11-14 May 1926

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