Circumnavigation Collection (page 2)

German aviator Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen, 1932. Creator: Unknown
German aviator Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen, 1932. Koenig-Warthausen (1906-1986) made the first solo flight around the world, August 1928-November 1929

Aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty in front of Winnie Mae, New York, USA, 1931. Wiley Hadreman Post (1898-1935) and Harold Charles Gatty (1903-1957)

Captain Samuel Wallis being received by Queen Oberea on the Island of Tahiti, 1767 (19th century). Scene from Samuel Walliss voyage of circumnavigation in HMS Dolphin, undertaken from 1766-1768

Deception of Captain Wallis by Queen Oberea Artist: G Bramati
Deception of Captain Wallis by Queen Oberea, 1820-1839. Scene from Samuel Walliss voyage of circumnavigation in HMS Dolphin, undertaken from 1766-1768

Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator, (1825). Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

Sir Francis Drake and Sir Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigators, (1825). Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

Arrival of a Portuguese ship. Nanban screen. Detail: Japanese Christians, ca. 1600. Artist: Anonymous
Arrival of a Portuguese ship. Nanban screen. Detail: Japanese Christians, ca. 1600. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Title page of Americae Pars VIII (with a portrait of Francis Drake and his ship, the Golden Hind), 1 Artist: Bry
Title page of Americae Pars VIII (with a portrait of Francis Drake and his ship, the Golden Hind), 1598-1599. From a private collection

Maris Pacifici (From Theatrum orbis terrarum), 1595. Artist: Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598)
Maris Pacifici (From Theatrum orbis terrarum), 1595. From a private collection

Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-c1521), Portugese navigator. The first explorer to circumnavigate the globe and cross the Pacific Ocean

Sir Francis Drakes first sight of the Pacific Ocean, 1578 (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

The first English ship in the Pacific: Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind at Lima, 1579 (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sailor, 1924
Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator. Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. He circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580)

Captain Cook, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven
Captain Cook, 19th century. James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by Fitzroys expedition, in 1834 (1839). During 1833 when Jemmy was living with the expedition, he was dressed in European clothes and his hair was cut short

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by the Fitzroy expedition, as he appeared in 1833 (1839). In 1834, after his return to his tribe, all trace of European influence disappeared

A Patagonian, c1831 (1839). From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle Vol.I, by William Parker King (London, 1839)

Patagonians at Gregory Bay, 1831 (1839). From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle Vol II, by Robert Fitzroy. (London, 1839)

Fuegians at Woollya, with the Fitzroy expeditions camp in the background, 1831 (1839). From Robert Fitzroys Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle, Vol. II

George Anson, Baron Anson (1697-1762), English naval commander. Anson command a Royal Navy squadron of 6 ships sent to attack Spanish interests in South America at the outset of the War of Austrian

Ferdinand Magellan, 16th century Portugese navigator, 1868. Magellan (c1480-1521) led the first expedition to cirumnavigate the globe

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