Arctic Collection (page 6)

The ships of Lord Mulgraves expedition of discovery embedded in ice in the Polar Regions, 1774. HMS Racehorse and Carcass sailed from the Nore on the sandbank of the Thames Estuary

Northern Whale Fishery, c1829. Artist: Edward Duncan
Northern Whale Fishery, c1829. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Streamers of Aurora Borealis, 28th November 1893. Pastel Sketch, 1893 (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Streamers of Aurora Borealis, 28th November 1893, (1897). Pastel Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Johansen Sitting in the Sleeping Bag in the Hut, c1893-1896, (1897). Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896)

In the Cold of Winter Arctic weather added new trials to the task of civil defence, 1941 (1942). On 3rd & 4th January 1941 Bristol had its longest raid lasting 12 hours; during the raid the Luftwaffe

The Cache Destroyed, c1856, (1928). Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) an American explorer and a medical officer, who was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin in

Peary in Arctic Outfit, 1910, (1928). Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American explorer who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on his expedition on April 6, 1909

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

Burial of a Member of the M cLintock Expedition, c1859, (1928). A Paraselene (mock moon) seen in the background. Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy

M cLintocks Search Party Finding One of Franlins Cairns at Cape Herschel, c1859, (1928). Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy

Nansen and Johansen Sledging Through The Drift Snow in 1895, 1896, (1928). Artist: H Egidius
Nansen and Johansen Sledging Through The Drift Snow in 1895, 1896, (1928). Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) and Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913)

The Great Humboldt Glacier, Peabody Bay, 1855, (1928). Artist: Elisha Kent Kane
The Great Humboldt Glacier, Peabody Bay, 1855, (1928). A sketch by Doctor Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) a member of the second Grinnell Expedition of 1853

Dr Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic Explorer, 1893. In 1888 Nansen (1861-1930) made the first crossing of Greenland. He is best known in exploration terms for his three year expedition (1893-1896)

Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, (1832-1901), arctic explorer, 1893
Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiold (1832-1901), arctic explorer, 1893. Nordenskiold was a Finnish baron, botanist, geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer of Finland-Swedish origin

Barents in the Arctic: Hut wherein we wintered, (1598), 1912. Artist: Gerrit de Veer
Barents in the Arctic: Hut wherein we wintered, 1598. Winter quarters of Willem Barents expedition to the Arctic, 1596-1597

Franz Josef Land, 1899. Map showing discoveries from 1894 to 1897. From an account of the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Western Franz Josef Land, 1896 (1899). Map showing exploration up to end of Spring 1896 by the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Albert Borlase Armitage, Scottish polar explorer, c1894-c1897 (1899). Artist: Frederick George Jackson
Albert Borlase Armitage, Scottish polar explorer, c1894-c1897 (1899). Armitage (1864-1943) using a sextant while on the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Walrus cub, 1899. Artist: Frederick George Jackson
Walrus cub, c1894-c1897 (1899). The photograph was taken on the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Fridtjof Nansen after his wash and brush up, 1896 (1899). Artist: Frederick George Jackson
Fridtjof Nansen after his wash and brush up, 1896 (1899). In 1888 Nansen (1861-1930) made the first crossing of Greenland

Tourists posing alongside a man with reindeer, Lyngen, Norway, 1929

Reindeer, Grotli, Norway, 1929

Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 19th century. Artist: A Portier
Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 19th century. Swedish Lapps, Norwegian Lapps, Esquimaux from Victoria Lane, Esquimaux from Cape Barrow

Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French explorer, 1910. Charcot (1867-1936) commanded the French Antarctic Expeditions of 1904-1907 and 1908-1910

Eskimos, Greenland. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Eskimos, Greenland. Stereoscopic card detail

The cover of The Illustrated London News, 29th May 1875. Artist: WJ Palmer
The cover of The Illustrated London News, 29th May 1875. Preparing to start on a sledge journey. The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Sir George Strong Nares

HMS Discovery and HMS Alert, British Arctic expedition, 1875. Artist: Wells
HMS Discovery and HMS Alert, British Arctic expedition, 1875. The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Sir George Strong Nares

Elisha Kent Kane and his companions in Greenland, c1855 (c1880). Kane served as senior medical officer on the Grinnell Arctic Expedition of 1850-1851

Mutiny on Henry Hudsons ship, 1611 (c1880)
Mutiny on Henry Hudsons ship, c1880. English navigator Henry Hudson was set adrift in a boat together with his son and seven others after the crew of his ship the Discovery mutinied in Hudson Bay

Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk charting their route, 1596 (c1870). Artist: H Sluyter
Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk charting their route, 1596 (c1870). Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594

Julius Payer (1841-1915), Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer and landscape artist, 19th century
Lieutenant Julius Payer (1841-1915), Austro-Hungarian explorer and landscape artist, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

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)

Cricket at Igloolik, 1822-1823 (1912). The crews of HMS Fury and HMS Hecla. playing cricket on the Arctic ice during the mission commanded by Lieutenant William Edward Parry to try to try to find

Portrait of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, c1920. In 1888 Nansen (1861-1930) made the first crossing of Greenland. He is best known in exploration terms for his three year expedition (1893-1896)

Merok, Geirangerfjord, Norway, 1929

Whaling, Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929

Whale blubber, Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929

A whaler, Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929

Umberto Nobiles hangar, base of the airship Italia, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929. Umberto Nobile (1885-1978) was an Italian aeronaut and Arctic explorer

Blue Star Lines cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbegen, Norway, 1929. The Arandora Star entered service with the Blue Star Line in 1927

Football team, Hammerfest, northern Norway, 20th July 1929
Football team, Hammerfest, northern Norway, 20 July 1929. One of the teams from two ships, the Blue Star Lines cruise ship Arandora Star and the Spark

Football match poster, Hammerfest, northern Norway, 1929. A poster advertising a match between teams from two ships, the Blue Star Lines cruise ship Arandora Star and the Spark

Church, Hammerfest, Finnmark, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?). The town was destroyed by the British in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, by a fire in 1891 and by the Nazis in 1945

Local man with a reindeer, Lyngen, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Local women, Lyngen, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?)

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

Sir James Clark Ross, 19th century British naval officer and explorer, (20th century). Ross (1800-1862) was a notable polar explorer

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