Exploration Collection (page 18)

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)

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Genoese navigator and explorer, 1924
Christopher Columbus, Genoese navigator and explorer. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus (1451-1506) set out in 1492 to discover a westward route to Asia

Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, 1924
Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, (1821). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

The landing of Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola, 1901. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia

Christopher Columbus, Genoese navigator and explorer, (1901). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus (1451-1506) set out in 1492 to discover a westward route to Asia

Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, 15th century Italian cosmographer and mathematician, (1901). Toscanelli (1397-1482) produced a map proposing a westward route to Asia that Columbus took with him on his

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

The North West Passage, 1874 (c1880-1882). Artist: A Mongin
The North West Passage, 1874 (c1880-1882). A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Elisha Kent Kane, American naval officer, 19th century, (1908). Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) was a medical officer in the US Navy

Columbus discovering America, 1492, (19th century). Artist: Holhs
Columbus discovering America, 1492, (19th century). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Christopher Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia

Dr Heinrich Barth, German geographer and explorer, (c1900)
Dr Heinrich Barth, German geographer and explorer, at Timbuktu, Mali, (c1900). Heinrich Barth (1821-1865) was a member of the expedition commanded by James Richardson

Reception of Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabella, Barcelona, 15th century, (19th century). Artist: Eugene Deveria
Reception of Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabella in the Casa de la Deputacion, Barcelona, 15th century, (19th century). Christopher Columbus with the King and Queen of Spain. Hand-coloured later

John C Fremont, American soldier, explorer, and Presidential candidate, 1862-1867. Fremont (1813-1890) undertook several surveying expeditions to the West in the 1830s and 1840s

Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland on the Orinoco River, 1800-1804 (1900). In 1800-1804, together with the French botanist Aime Bonpland (1773-1858)

Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian naturalist and explorer, (1900). Humboldts (1769-1859) interests included geophysics, geology and botany and he is sometimes called the founder of ecology

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

Landing of Columbus, AD 1492, (1877). Christopher Columbus arriving in America, 12 May 1492. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia

The massacre and burning of two villages at Madagascar, c16th century. Men, presumably Europeans, have arrived at the island on a ship. They seem to be responsible for setting fire to native villages

Commander Verney Lovett Cameron, explorer, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Commander Verney Lovett Cameron, explorer, 1878. In 1872, Cameron was appointed commander of an expedition to Africa with the objective of locating David Livingstone

Captain Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim, British naval officer, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Captain Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim, British naval officer, 1883. Pims naval career saw him involved in Arctic exploration as well as active service in the Crimean War and in China

Nothing in Sight, 1886. Artist: Frank P Mahony
Nothing in Sight, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell, (Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co, 1886)

The first landing place, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Macleod
The first landing place, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Botany Bay is a bay near Sydney. It is the place where Captain Cook made his first landfall in Australia in 1770

Relics from Cooks expeditions, 1886. Artist: W Macleod
Relics from Cooks expeditions, 1886. These items are now in the Sydney Museum. Captain James Cook, British naval officer and explorer, made three voyages of discovery between 1768 and 1779

Cooks monument, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Macleod
Cooks monument, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, 1886. Monument to Captain James Cook, British naval officer and explorer, who claimed Australia for Britain after making landfall at Botany Bay near

Sir Joseph Banks, English naturalist and botanist, (1886). Artist: W Macleod
Sir Joseph Banks, English naturalist and botanist, (1886). Banks (1743-1820) took part in Captain James Cooks first great voyage of discovery (1768-1771)

Burial of Captain Cooks remains at sea, 1779 (1886). Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

The Endeavour on the reef, Australia, 1770 (1886). The Endeavour, commanded by Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef on 10 June 1770

Captain Cooks landing place, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Botany Bay is a bay near Sydney where James Cook made his first landfall on Australian soil in 1770

Captain Cook claims Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1770 (1886). James Cook proclaiming New South Wales a British possession after landing there on his first voyage of discovery

Natives opposing Captain Cooks landing, Australia, 1770 (1886). Artist: W Macleod
Natives opposing Captain Cooks landing, Australia, 1770 (1886). Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

Tasmans Carpenter Landing, 1644 (1886). Dutch explorer Abel Tasman mapped the north coast of Australia in 1644. He is best known for his discovery of Tasmania two years previously

The Duyfken in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, 1606 (1886). Artist: W Mollier
The Duyfken in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, 1606 (1886). The ship commanded by the Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon, who in 1606 became the first European known to have seen Australia

Torres sighting Cape York, 1606, (1886). Artist: Julian Ashton
Luis Vaez de Torres sighting Cape York, 1606, (1886). Cape York Peninsula in Queensland is the northernmost extremity of Australia

Captain James Cook, English explorer, navigator and cartographer, (1886). Cook (1728-1779) claimed Australia for Britain after he arrived there in 1770 on the first of this three voyages of

Anthony van Diemen, Dutch colonial governor, (1886). Artist: J Johnson
Anthony van Diemen, Dutch colonial governor, (1886). Van Diemen (1593-1645) was Governer-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1636

Captain Cook sighting the Glasshouse Mountains, 1770, (Queensland, Australia, 1886). Artist: Julian Ashton
Captain Cook sighting the Glasshouse Mountains, 1770, (Queensland, Australia, 1886). Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran

Christopher Columbus on board his ship, during his first voyage to the west, 16th century, (1870). A merman and a mermaid blow conch shells as Columbus stands steadfastly under the flag bearing

Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, Africa, c1890
Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, Africa, c1890. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Alexander Gordon Laing, Scottish explorer, (1870). Artist:s Freeman
Alexander Gordon Laing, Scottish explorer, (1870). Whilst exploring the basin of the River Niger, Laing (1793-1826) became the first European to reach Timbuktu

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

Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, c1963-c1964. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin with his wife, 1962. Gagarin (1934-1968) married Valentina Goryacheva in 1957. He became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April

Sputnik 1, Russian satellite, 1957. Launched on 4 October 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earths orbit

Laika, Russian cosmonaut dog, 1957. Laika was the first animal to orbit the Earth, travelling on board the Sputnik 2 spacraft launched on 3 November 1957

Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, 1961. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961

Belka and Strelka, Russian cosmonaut dogs, 1960. Belka and Strelka flew into Earth orbit on board Sputnik 5 on 19 August 1960 as part of the Soviet programme aimed at determining the viability of

Last steps of Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR, 23 April 1967. Vladimir Komarov (1927-1967) was one of the first group of cosmonauts selected to take part in the Soviet

Russian rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov with cosmonauts, Crimea, USSR, c1960. Korolyov (1907-1966) was the leading Soviet rocket engineer

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