Exploration Collection (page 17)

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

John C Fremont, American soldier, explorer and presidential candidate, (c1880). Fremont (1813-1890) undertook several surveying expeditions to the West in the 1830s and 1840s

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

Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigator, c1880. Artist: Whymper
Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigator, c1880. Frobisher (c1535-1594) made three voyages to the New World in search of the Northwest Passage

Abel Tasman, 17th century Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, c1870. Artist: JH Rennefeld
Abel Tasman, 17th century Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, c1870. Tasman is best known for his discovery of Tasmania in 1642

Petrus Plancius, Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman, c1870. Artist: JH Rennefeld
Petrus Plancius, Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman, c1870. Plancius (1552-1622) was one of the founders of the Dutch East India Company, for whom he produced over a hundred maps

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

The first Dutch ship in East Indies, 1596, (c1870). Artist: Van Kesteren
The first Dutch ship in East Indies, 1596, (c1870). A four ship expedition commanded by Cornelis de Houtman arrived in Indonesia in June 1596

A NASA Mercury-Atlas Module, c1960s. Artist: NASA
A NASA Mercury-Atlas Module, c1960s

A futuristic view of living in space, c1970s. Artist: NASA
A futuristic view of living in space, c1970s

Inside a futuristic space station, c1970s. Artist: NASA
Inside a futuristic space station, c1970s

The crew of Apollo 8 in front of a simulator, 1968. Artist: NASA
The crew of Apollo 8 in front of a simulator, 1968. From left to right: James A. Lovell, Jr (Command Module pilot); William A. Anders (Lunar Module pilot) and Frank F. Borman, II (mission commander)

An astronaut inside a NASA Command Module, 1970s. Artist: NASA
An astronaut inside a NASA Command Module, 1970s

Alfred M. Worden (b1932) during the Apollo 15 lunar mission, 1971. Artist: NASA
Alfred M. Worden (b1932) during the Apollo 15 lunar mission, 5th August 1971

The Apollo 15 lunar mission insignia, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Apollo 15 lunar mission insignia, 1971

Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA
Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 13th July 1971

The lift off of Apollo 15, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA
The lift off of Apollo 15, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 26th July 1971

The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 7th August 1971

The Mission Operations Control Room in Mission Control Centre, Houston, Texas, USA, 1971. ston, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Mission Operations Control Room in Mission Control Centre, Houston, Texas, USA, 1971. This photograph was taken minutes after the launch of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, 26th July 1971

James Irwin (1930-1991) with the Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 15, 1971. Artist: NASA
James Irwin (1930-1991) with the Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 15, 1971. Irwin works on the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-1)

Edwin Buzz Aldrin descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon, 1969. Artist: NASA
Edwin Buzz Aldrin (b1930) descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon, 1969. This photograph was taken by Neil Armstrong

Astronaut James Irwin (1930-1991) gives a salute on the Moon, 1971. Artist: NASA
Astronaut James Irwin (1930-1991) gives a salute on the Moon, 1971. Irwin, pilot of the Lunar Module, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed U.S

A NASA Lunar Module, c1970s. Artist: NASA
A NASA Lunar Module, c1970s

Astronaut David Scott (b1932) on the slope of Hadley Delta during Apollo 15, 1971. Artist: NASA
Astronaut David Scott (b1932) on the slope of Hadley Delta during Apollo 15, 1971. David Scott, mission commander, with tongs and gnomon in hand

The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973. Artist: NASA
The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973

The Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit, 1971. Photographed from the Lunar Module just after rendezvous, looking southeast into the Sea of Fertility

The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. Artist: NASA
The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-31, 1990. STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the American Space Shuttle program

John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. Artist: NASA
John Watts Young (b1930), NASA astronaut, c1990s. John Watts Young is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on April 21 1972, during the Apollo 16 mission

The arrival of the fleet in the time of Simon van der Stel, 1931. Simon van der Stel (1639-1712) was the first Governor of the Cape of Good Hope

Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Dampier (1652-1715) mapped the coasts of New Guinea and Western Australia (then known as New Holland)

Chart of the West Indies, with the adjacent Coast of South America, 1830. Artist: J&C Walker
Chart of the West Indies, with the adjacent Coast of South America, 1830. Map of the Caribbean, showing the tracks of Christopher Columbus

Advert for Grenfell cloth and raincoats, 1937. A print from the Blackpool Tower Program, September 1937

The departure of Albert and Discovery from Portsmouth, 19th century
The departure of Albert and Discovery from Portsmouth, Hampshire, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

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

The meeting between Henry Morton Stanley and Dr David Livingstone, Africa, 19th century
The meeting between Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) and Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873), Africa, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter

Ernest Shackletons ship HMS Nimrod, 1907 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
Ernest Shackletons ship HMS Nimrod, 1907 (1908). Photograph shows Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) setting off on his Antarctic expedition of 1907-1909

A duplicate of one of Christopher Columbus sailing ships, 1922. Featuring an inset of Columbus (1451-1506). This duplicate was sailed across the Atlantic for the Worlds Columbian Exhibition at

Camp Stevens, looking westward, Montana, USA, 1856. Artist: Gustav Sohon
Camp Stevens, looking westward, Montana, USA, 1856. Camp Stevens served as a base for metereological observation and side explorations in the Rocky Mountains for the United States Pacific Railroad

The Rocky Mountains, looking westward, USA, 1856. Artist: John Mix Stanley
The Rocky Mountains, looking westward, USA, 1856. The United States Pacific Railroad Survey party crosses an area west of present-day Helena, Montana

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

Columbus at the Convent of La Rabida, 1490 (19th century). Artist: H Lemon
Columbus at the Convent of La Rabida, 1490 (19th century). Christopher Columbus visited the Franciscan monastery of La Rabida in Andalusia in 1490 to consult with the friars on his plans for a voyage

Captain James Cook, 18th century British navigator and explorer. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world. Cook made three voyages of discovery

The final page of Captain Scott`s diary, 1912 (1935). Artist: Robert Falcon Scott
The final page of Captain Scott`s diary, 1912 (1935). From The Royal Jubilee Book 1910-1935 [Associated Newspapers Ltd. London, 1935]

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)

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)

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