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Iceberg Collection (page 2)

Background imageIceberg Collection: A Berg Calving from a Glacier at Cape Crozier, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

A Berg Calving from a Glacier at Cape Crozier, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
A Berg Calving from a Glacier at Cape Crozier, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: Cave in the Barrier, Cape Crozier, Jan. 4th, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson

Cave in the Barrier, Cape Crozier, Jan. 4th, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
Cave in the Barrier, Cape Crozier, Jan. 4th, 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: Telephotograph of the Mount Lister Scarp, 10 February 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Telephotograph of the Mount Lister Scarp, 10 February 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Telephotograph of the Mount Lister Scarp, 13, 000 Feet High, Showing The Cwm Valleys (Taken from Cape Evans, 60 miles to the East), 10 February 1911, (1913)

Background imageIceberg Collection: Granite Blocks Planed by Ancient Glaciers at Cape Roberts, c1911, (1913). Artist

Granite Blocks Planed by Ancient Glaciers at Cape Roberts, c1911, (1913). Artist
Granite Blocks Planed by Ancient Glaciers at Cape Roberts. Fifteen Berg Appears to the South, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: The Arch Berg from Without, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

The Arch Berg from Without, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Arch Berg from Without, c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageIceberg Collection: The Arch Berg from Within, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

The Arch Berg from Within, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Arch Berg from Within, c1910– 1913, (1913). The Terra Nova framed in an ice cave. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: The Hut and the Western Mountains from the Top of the Ramp, c1910–1913, (1913)

The Hut and the Western Mountains from the Top of the Ramp, c1910–1913, (1913)
The Hut and the Western Mountains from the Top of the Ramp, c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: Pancake Ice Forming Into Floes Off Cape Evans, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist

Pancake Ice Forming Into Floes Off Cape Evans, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist
Pancake Ice Forming Into Floes Off Cape Evans, c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: Summer Time - The Ice Opening Up, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Summer Time - The Ice Opening Up, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Summer Time - The Ice Opening Up, c1910– 1913, (1913). Penguins. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: The First Ice-Berg, c1910, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

The First Ice-Berg, c1910, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The First Ice-Berg, c1910, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageIceberg Collection: A Lead in the Pack, c1910–1913, (1913)

A Lead in the Pack, c1910–1913, (1913)
A Lead in the Pack, c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageIceberg Collection: The Castle Berg, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

The Castle Berg, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Castle Berg, 1913.c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageIceberg Collection: A Berg Drifting in McMurdo Sound, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

A Berg Drifting in McMurdo Sound, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
A Berg Drifting in McMurdo Sound, c1910– 1913, (1913). Iceberg with penguins in the foreground. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: Mount Erebus Over a Water-Worn Iceberg, October 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Mount Erebus Over a Water-Worn Iceberg, October 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Mount Erebus Over a Water-Worn Iceberg, October 1911, (1913). Weathered iceberg on Ross Island in the Ross Dependency, with the active volcano Mount Erebus in the background

Background imageIceberg Collection: The Castle Berg at the End of the Winter, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

The Castle Berg at the End of the Winter, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Castle Berg at the End of the Winter, (Showing the position of the cavern in illustration facing p.104), c1911, (1913)

Background imageIceberg Collection: Spray Ridges of Ice After A Blizzard, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Spray Ridges of Ice After A Blizzard, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Spray Ridges of Ice After A Blizzard, c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageIceberg Collection: On the Summit of an Iceberg, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

On the Summit of an Iceberg, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
On the Summit of an Iceberg, 1913. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageIceberg Collection: A Berg Breaking Up in the Pack, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

A Berg Breaking Up in the Pack, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
A Berg Breaking Up in the Pack, c1910– 1913, (1913). Geologists Frank Debenham and T Griffith Taylor skiing. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Background imageIceberg Collection: The Dramatic Birth of a Giant Iceberg, 1935

The Dramatic Birth of a Giant Iceberg, 1935
The Dramatic Birth of a Giant Iceberg, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Background imageIceberg Collection: Red Jacket - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854

Red Jacket - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854
Clipper Ship, Red Jacket - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854, pub. 1855, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageIceberg Collection: Icebreaker Krasin among ice floes in the Barents Sea, 1932. Artist: Anonymous, 18th century

Icebreaker Krasin among ice floes in the Barents Sea, 1932. Artist: Anonymous, 18th century
Icebreaker Krasin among ice floes in the Barents Sea, 1932. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Arctic and Antarctic, St Petersburg

Background imageIceberg Collection: High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. Artist: Archibald Bertram Webb

High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. Artist: Archibald Bertram Webb
High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

Background imageIceberg Collection: Ice near the Fram, 4th July 1894, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen

Ice near the Fram, 4th July 1894, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Ice near the Fram, 4th July 1894, (1897). Fram (Forward) was a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

Background imageIceberg Collection: At Sunset, 22nd September 1893. Water-Colour Sketch, 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen

At Sunset, 22nd September 1893. Water-Colour Sketch, 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
At Sunset, 22nd September 1893. (1897). Water-Colour Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imageIceberg Collection: Evening Among the Drift-Ice, 22nd September 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen

Evening Among the Drift-Ice, 22nd September 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Evening Among the Drift-Ice, 22nd September 1893, (1897). Water-Colour Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imageIceberg Collection: Off the Edge of the Ice - Gathering Storm, 14th September 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen

Off the Edge of the Ice - Gathering Storm, 14th September 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Off the Edge of the Ice - Gathering Storm, 14th September 1893, (1897). Water-Colour Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imageIceberg Collection: Greenland, c1930s

Greenland, c1930s
Greenland. Umanak Settlement commands a view of the fjord, of indescribale grandeur and harmony of colour, rugged cliffs rise sheer from the ocean

Background imageIceberg Collection: The sinking of SS Titanic, 14 April 1912

The sinking of SS Titanic, 14 April 1912. An artists impression of the ship going down. Operated by the White Star Line, on 14 April 1912 SS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland

Background imageIceberg Collection: The Titanic colliding with an iceberg, 1912

The Titanic colliding with an iceberg, 1912. The SS Titanic, operated by the White Star Line, struck an iceberg in thick fog south of Newfoundland en route from Southampton to New York just before

Background imageIceberg Collection: Northern Whale Fishery, c1829. Artist: Edward Duncan

Northern Whale Fishery, c1829. Artist: Edward Duncan
Northern Whale Fishery, c1829. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Background imageIceberg Collection: Wreck of the Lady Hobart, 1803, 1925

Wreck of the Lady Hobart, 1803, 1925. The Lady Hobart was a Post Office packet which sank after striking an iceberg en route to England from Halifax, Nova Scotia

Background imageIceberg Collection: Icebergs in St. Johns Harbour, 1924

Icebergs in St. Johns Harbour, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Background imageIceberg Collection: Iceberg Lake, Isterdal, Norway, mid-late 19th century. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard

Iceberg Lake, Isterdal, Norway, mid-late 19th century. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Iceberg Lake, Isterdal, Norway, mid-late 19th century

Background imageIceberg Collection: Blue Star Lines cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbegen, Norway, 1929

Blue Star Lines cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbegen, Norway, 1929. The Arandora Star entered service with the Blue Star Line in 1927

Background imageIceberg Collection: Breaking-up of an Ice-Field, 1877

Breaking-up of an Ice-Field, 1877

Background imageIceberg Collection: Wave-worn icebergs, 1877

Wave-worn icebergs, 1877. Iceberg with holes caused by the eroding action of waves

Background imageIceberg Collection: Danish Whaling Station, 1634. Artist: Speeck, Abraham (active 17th century)

Danish Whaling Station, 1634. Artist: Speeck, Abraham (active 17th century)
Danish Whaling Station, 1634. Found in the collection of the Skokloster Castle

Background imageIceberg Collection: At New York, The port taken by the ice, 1901

At New York, The port taken by the ice, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 3rd March 1901

Background imageIceberg Collection: Robert Edwin Peary, American naval officer and explorer, 1909

Robert Edwin Peary, American naval officer and explorer, 1909. Peary (1856-1920) is generally credited with being the leader of the first successful expidition to the North Pole (1909)

Background imageIceberg Collection: A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain

A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Cold Reception and A Warm Welcome, 1876. In the lefthand cartoon, the Queen of the Arctic is perched on top of the snowy peaks of the Arctic

Background imageIceberg Collection: Waiting to be Won, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain

Waiting to be Won, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Waiting to be Won, 1875. The Queen of the Arctic is perched on an iceberg with two polar bears at her feet. This relates to the New Arctic Expedition at the start of which two ships

Background imageIceberg Collection: The Iceberg Above and Below the Water, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown

The Iceberg Above and Below the Water, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Iceberg Above and Below the Water, April 20, 1912. Illustration showing the relative proportions - normally about a tenth of the volume of an iceberg is above water - with a ship for scale



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