Exploration Collection (page 20)

The earth from space, 1968. This picture was probably taken by the Apollo 8 astronauts during the first lunar orbital mission over Christmas 1968

Geological map of the moon, 1967. This map is based largely on photographs taken by the US Lunar Orbiter 4 spacecraft. Launched on 4 May 1967

Front side of the moon, 22 July 1969
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Part of the Grand Canyon, Marineris Vallis, on Mars, 1976. This view was taken by the Viking Orbiter 1 spacecraft. The canyons are some 4000 kilometres long and are over 6 kilometres deep in places

View of Mars, August 1976. Taken from the Viking 2 Orbiter, this photograph shows the large Ascreaus Mons volcano swathed in clouds of ice crystals in the top right corner

Colour-enhanced view of Saturn, 1980. Taken from the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The enhancement brings out the details in the cloud bands

The planet Saturn, 1980. This picture was taken from Voyager 1 at 34 million kilometres and shows clear detail in Saturns rings

Close up of Saturns rings, 1981. Taken by Voyager 2 the clear ring structure can be seen as well as the distinct gap in the rings

Full view of Saturn and her rings, 1980. This picture, taken from Voyager 1 at 34 million kilometres, clearly shows the cloud patterns on the planet and the gap in the ring system

Charles Plumier, French friar, botanist and botanical explorer, 1762. Plumier (1646-1702) was born in Marseilles. Appointed royal botanist by Louis XIV in 1693

Dr Heinrich Schliemann, German explorer and archaeologist, 19th century. Schliemann (1822-1890) pioneered prehistoric Greek archaeology

Postcard commemorating Captain Scotts ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, c1912. Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) English antarctic explorer (inset) and his ship the Terra Nova trapped in ice

(Salomon) August Andree (1854-1897), Swedish engineer and balloonist, 1897. In 1897 Andree made an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon

Exploring a subterranean river in the Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA, c1870
Exploring The Styx, a subterranean river in the Mammoth Cave, the system of limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA, c1870. Wood engraving

Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894), British archaeologist, poltician and diplomat, 1851. Excavated Nimrud/Nineveh, Iraq. Wood engraving

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

James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Artist: Nathaniel Dance-Holland
James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world

Chinese map of the World including information taken to China by the Jesuit missionaries. Based on Matteo Riccis lost map of 1584

Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World, 1492 (1817-1826). Artist: Bonatti
Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World, 1492 (1817-1826). Genoese explorer and navigator Columbus (1451-1506) presenting gifts to the first natives to greet him on his landing in America

Miller Atlas, c1519. The Portuguese Miller Atlas was discovered in France in 19th century, although its origins are uncertain

Earth from space, photographed by spacecraft Apollo 16, April 16 1972. Most of the USA and Mexico and some parts of Central America are visible. Credit ARPL/NASA

Whole Earth from space, viewed from Apollo 17, December 1972. This was the first photograph of the south polar ice cap. Most of Africa is visible, together with the Arabian Peninsular and Madagascar

Earthrise seen from surface of the Moon, Apollo Mission, 1969. Credit ARPL/NASA

The Hubble Space Telescope orbiting the Earth, c1990s. Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was designed to see seven times further into space than had been possible before

Vasco da Gamas fleet at sea, 1497. In 1497, Vasco da Gama (c1469-1525), Portuguese navigator, became the first westerner to round the Cape of Good Hope, the tip of South Africa

Native American Algonquin Indian village, 1585. Sketch from observations made by the English expedition under John White in 1585 of Pomeiock, Gibbs Creek, North Carolina

French Map of Central and South America, French, 1550. Map showing Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean islands and Antilles, and South America with the River Plate prominent

Henry the Navigator, Portuguese prince, founder of school of navigation, 15th century
Henry the Navigator, Portuguese prince and founder of a school of navigation, 15th century. From his base at Sagres in the Algarve, Henry (1394-1460) sponsored voyages of discovery into the Atlantic

Richard Francis Burton, English explorer and orientalist, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Richard Francis Burton, English explorer and orientalist, 1880. Burtons (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca, disguised as a Pathan

Victoria Falls, Africa, 1857. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) was the first European to see the great falls on the River Zambezi in 1855

Victoria Falls, Africa, viewed from the east, 1866. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) was the first European to see the great falls on the River Zambezi in 1855

David Livingstone navigating the Zambezi, Africa, 1852-1864 (c1878). Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstones (1813-1873)

William Buckland, geologist, paleontologist and clergyman, equipped to explore a glacier, 1875
William Buckland, British geologist, paleontologist and clergyman, equipped to explore a glacier, 1875. Buckland tried to reconcile the then generally accepted (at least by the Christian Church)

Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer and antiquity seeker, c1860. From 1815 Belzoni (1778-1823) devoted himself to tomb robbing and exploration and excavation in Egypt

Map by Bastian Lopez showing Europe, the British Isles and part of Africa, Portuguese, 1558. Artist: Bastiaim Lopez
Map by Bastian Lopez showing Europe, the British Isles and part of Africa, Portuguese, 1558. From the British Museum

Christopher Columbus, faced with mutiny on his voyage to America, 1492 (early 20th century)

Pierre-Paul-Francois-Camille Savorgnan de Brazza, French explorer and founder of Brazzaville, 1882. Brazza (1852-1905) in the Belgian Congo

Christopher Columbus, Genoese explorer, discovering America, 12 May 1492 (1590). Artist: Theodor de Bry
Christopher Columbus, Genoese explorer, discovering America, 12 May 1492 (1590). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia

Map of the east coast of North America, early 16th century. Map of pre-1547 based on Jacques Cartiers discoveries of 1534-1541

View of Earth from Apollo 10 orbiting the Moon, 1969. Europe, Asia and parts of Africa are visible with some cloud cover in this photograph taken from a distance of approximately 100, 000 miles

Map of Brazil by Portuguese navigators Pedro Reinel and Lopo Homen, c1525. Artist: Pedro Reinel
Map of Brazil by Portuguese navigators Pedro Reinel and Lopo Homen, c1525

Part of South America, 1582. A Spanish map, showing the Amazon and the River Plate

Marco Polo, Venetian merchant and explorer, 14th century. Marco Polo (1254-1324) setting out with his uncles from Venice for the Far East

Tudor ship of the type used by privateers and explorers, 15th-16th century

Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857), American naval surgeon and arctic explorer in arctic dress, 1862. Kane took part in two expeditions, in 1850 and 1853

Hubble Space Telescope above the Earth. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was put into orbit from the Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS-31, on 24 April 1990

Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer. Vespucci observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. During his voyages

Amundsens airship, the Norge, over the North Pole, 1926. Raold Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer made a successful flight over the North Pole aboard the Norge on 11-14 May 1926

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