Exploration Collection (page 11)

Distant View of Camp Apache, Arizona, 1873. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Distant View of Camp Apache, Arizona, 1873. Albumen print, from the album " Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, " vol. 1

2c Landing of Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
2c Landing of Columbus single, 1893. Mint

10c Columbus Presenting Natives single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
10c Columbus Presenting Natives single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp taken from a painting by Luigi Gregori entitled " Columbus Presenting Natives"

8c Columbus Restored to Favor single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
8c Columbus Restored to Favor single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp taken from a painting by Francisco Jover entitled " Columbus Restored to Favor"

15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Used; perf 12; re-issue of 1869; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

4c Fleet of Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
4c Fleet of Columbus single, 1893

Pioneer 10 / 11, reconstructed full-scale mock-up, 1972
For over 30 years, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft sent photographs and scientific information back to Earth. Launched March 2, 1972, it reached speeds of 52, 100 kilometers (32)

1c Columbus in Sight of Land single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
1c Columbus in Sight of Land single, 1893. Mint. Design of the stamp is an engraving called " Columbus in Sight of Land" believed to be after a painting by W. H. Powell

USFC Steamer "Albatross"Circumnavigation of South America, 1888
USFC Steamer " Albatross" Circumnavigation of South America, 1888. View of coast from ship

Portraits of Emil Bessels in fur parka, 1880. Creator: United States National Museum
Portraits of Emil Bessels in fur parka, 1880. Arctic explorer Emil Bessels models a hooded fur coat acquired during a polar expedition

USFC Steamer "Albatross"Survey of Fishing Banks from Newport to Newfoundland
USFC Steamer " Albatross" Survey of Fishing Banks from Newport to Newfoundland, 1885. Dry dock

Northern Alaska Exploring Expedition, 1884-1886. Creator: Unknown
Northern Alaska Exploring Expedition, 1884-1886. Dog tied to stake in snow. Exploration of the Kobuk River and northern parts of Alaska, led by Lieutenant George M. Stoney of the U.S. Navy

USFC Steamer "Albatross"Survey of the Bahamas, 1886
USFC Steamer " Albatross" Survey of the Bahamas, 1886. Sailing vessels, and timber on the dock side

United States Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross"
United States Fish Commission Steamer " Albatross" Circumnavigation of South America, 1888. View of coast from ship

The Partitioning of the Globe between Spain and Portugal, 1634. Creator: Willem Basse
The Partitioning of the Globe between Spain and Portugal, 1634

Grand Lavoir, Pampa del Sacramento, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Grand Lavoir, Pampa del Sacramento, 1854/1869

View in the "Grand Detour, "Upper Missouri, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
View in the " Grand Detour, " Upper Missouri, 1861/1869

Ship in Ice, Greenland Expedition, ca. 1859. Creator: Isaac Israel Hayes
Ship in Ice, Greenland Expedition, ca. 1859

Sir James Clark Ross, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Sir James Clark Ross, (1946). Undated portrait of British naval officer and polar explorer James Clark Ross (1800-1862). He was a member of expeditions to the Arctic with his uncle

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

Interior of a Cree Indian Tent, 1820, (1946). Creator: Edward Francis Finden
Interior of a Cree Indian Tent, 1820, (1946). Indigenous people round a fire in northern Canada, depicted by a member of John Franklins Coppermine Expedition of 1819-1822

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

Hut Point from Observation Hill, 1911, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Hut Point from Observation Hill, 1911, (1946). View of the coast of Antarctica at Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island. After a watercolour by Dr Edward Wilson

Whale or Greenland Fishery, 1720, (1946). Creator: Elisha Kirkall
Whale or Greenland Fishery, 1720, (1946). British whaling ships off the coast of Greenland: sailors in small rowing boats hunt whales with harpoons; men attack a polar bear at bottom left

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

Commander Peary - Conquest of the Pole, 1909, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Commander Peary - Conquest of the Pole, 1909, (1933). Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American naval officer and explorer who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on 6 April

Cataract Gorge, from the Bridge, Launceston, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Cataract Gorge, from the Bridge, Launceston, 1901. The earliest known European visitor to Cataract iver gorge on the South Esk River in Launceston, Tasmania, was William Collins

H.M.S. Challenger, commissioned for her... cruise on Deep Sea Exploration, 1872, (1901)
H.M.S. Challenger, commissioned for her four years cruise on Deep Sea Exploration, 1872, (1901). Challenger, a steam-assisted warship of the Royal Navy

Scandinavian Vessels Ascending A River, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Scandinavian Vessels Ascending A River, 1890. The Viking Age (793-1066 AD) in European history when Scandinavian Norsemen explored Europe by sea and river for trade, raids, colonization

The Founder of Australia, c1948. Creator: Unknown
The Founder of Australia, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Sir Ernest Shackleton, c1920. Creator: Unknown
Sir Ernest Shackleton, c1920. Portrait of British explorer Shackleton (1874-1922) who made three expeditions to the Antarctic

Robert Falcon Scott, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Robert Falcon Scott, 1912. British explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) looking through a telescope during The Terra Nova Expedition to the south pole in 1912

Steamer Queen, Glacier Bay, Alaska, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Steamer " Queen", Glacier Bay, Alaska, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Costume of the Glaciers, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Costume of the Glaciers, 1875. Caricature of British clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist William Buckland (1784-1856), scratched by his friend and fellow geologist Thomas Sopwith

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

The First View of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
The First View of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Mount Everest from the Base Camp, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Mount Everest from the Base Camp, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

North East Ridge of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
North East Ridge of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

A Scene in Central Australia, 1923. Creator: Unknown
A Scene in Central Australia, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

A Solomon Islands Canoe, 1923. Creator: Unknown
A Solomon Islands Canoe, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Map Showing Drakes Voyage of Circumnavigation (1577-1580), 1923. Creator: Unknown
Map Showing Drakes Voyage of Circumnavigation (1577-1580), 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C

Buzz Aldrin carries out an experiment on the lunar surface, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Edwin " Buzz" Aldrin (b1930)

Buzz Aldrin by the Lunar Module on the surface of the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Edwin " Buzz" Aldrin (b1930) walking on the Moon

Earth from the Meditteranean sea to Antarctica, viewed from Apollo 17, December 1972. This was the first photograph of the south polar ice cap

Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, standing by the footpad of the Lunar Module

Buzz Aldrin sets up the seismic experiment, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin sets up the seismic experiment, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, code named Eagle

Buzz Aldrin descends from the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin descends from the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Edwin " Buzz" Aldrin (b1930) descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon

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