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Polar Collection (page 2)

Background imagePolar 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 imagePolar Collection: A Chat after Dinner, c1893-1896, (1897)

A Chat after Dinner, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Johansen at Cafe Flora, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: Mr Jackson

Johansen at Cafe Flora, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: Mr Jackson
Johansen at Cafe Flora, c1893-1896, (1897). Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896)

Background imagePolar Collection: Nansen at Cafe Flora, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: Mr Jackson

Nansen at Cafe Flora, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: Mr Jackson
Nansen at Cafe Flora, c1893-1896, (1897). 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)

Background imagePolar Collection: I Managed to Swing One Leg Up, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: A Bloch

I Managed to Swing One Leg Up, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: A Bloch
I Managed to Swing One Leg Up, c1893-1897, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: A Sail with Sledges. South of Cape Richthofen. 6 June, 1896, (1897). Artist: August Eiebakke

A Sail with Sledges. South of Cape Richthofen. 6 June, 1896, (1897). Artist: August Eiebakke
A Sail with Sledges. South of Cape Richthofen. 6 June, 1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Crossing a Crack in the Ice, c1893-1896, (1897)

Crossing a Crack in the Ice, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Moonlight Phenomena at the Beginning of the Polar Night, November 1893, (1897)

Moonlight Phenomena at the Beginning of the Polar Night, November 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Moonlight Phenomena at the Beginning of the Polar Night, November 1893, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Rest. April, 1895, (1897). Artist: H Egidus

Rest. April, 1895, (1897). Artist: H Egidus
Rest. April, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Moon-Ring with Mock Moons, and a suggestion of Horizontal Axes, 24th November 1893

Moon-Ring with Mock Moons, and a suggestion of Horizontal Axes, 24th November 1893, (1987) Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Moon-Ring with Mock Moons, and a suggestion of Horizontal Axes, 24th November 1893, (1897). Pastel Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen

Background imagePolar Collection: Nothing But Ice, Ice to the Horizon, 7 April, 1895, (1897)

Nothing But Ice, Ice to the Horizon, 7 April, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Over Difficult Pressure Mounds. April, 1895, (1897)

Over Difficult Pressure Mounds. April, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: The Polar Night, 24th November 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen

The Polar Night, 24th November 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
The Polar Night, 24th November 1893, (1897). Water-Colour Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Light Phenomena in the Polar Night, 22nd November 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen

Light Phenomena in the Polar Night, 22nd November 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Light Phenomena in the Polar Night, 22nd November 1893, (1897). Pastel Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: The Fram in the Ice. 1895, (1897)

The Fram in the Ice. 1895, (1897). Fram (Forward) was a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. It was launched in 1892 and used until 1912

Background imagePolar Collection: The Crew of the Fram after their Second Winter. About 24 February, 1895, 1895 (1897)

The Crew of the Fram after their Second Winter. About 24 February, 1895, 1895 (1897)
The Crew of the Fram after their Second Winter. 24 February, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: The Fram after an Ice-Pressure. 10 January, 1895, 1895 (1897)

The Fram after an Ice-Pressure. 10 January, 1895, 1895 (1897). Fram (Forward) is a ship used in northern and southern polar expeditions by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen

Background imagePolar Collection: Observing The Eclipse of the Sun, 6th April 1894, 1897

Observing The Eclipse of the Sun, 6th April 1894, 1897
Observing The Eclipse of the Sun, 6th April 1894, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: I Took the Lantern and Gave Him a Whack on the Head With It, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: H Egidus

I Took the Lantern and Gave Him a Whack on the Head With It, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: H Egidus
I Took the Lantern and Gave Him a Whack on the Head With It, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: A Chronometer-Observation with the Theodolite, c1893-1896, (1897)

A Chronometer-Observation with the Theodolite, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar 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 imagePolar 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 imagePolar 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 imagePolar Collection: The Men Who Were Afraid Of Frightening The Bear. c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: A Bloch

The Men Who Were Afraid Of Frightening The Bear. c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: A Bloch
The Men Who Were Afraid Of Frightening The Bear. 1893-1896, (1897). Off Steals Blessing on Tip-Toe, From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Magnetic Observations, c1895, (1897)

Magnetic Observations, c1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Walruses Killed Off The East Coast of the Taimyr Peninsula, 12th September 1893, (1897)

Walruses Killed Off The East Coast of the Taimyr Peninsula, 12th September 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Walruses Killed Off The East Coast of the Taimyr Peninsula, 12th September 1893. (1897). Water-Colour Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen

Background imagePolar Collection: Flying over the Polar Wastes, 1927

Flying over the Polar Wastes, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co, Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

Background imagePolar Collection: Streamers of Aurora Borealis, 28th November 1893. Pastel Sketch, 1893 (1897)

Streamers of Aurora Borealis, 28th November 1893. Pastel Sketch, 1893 (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Streamers of Aurora Borealis, 28th November 1893, (1897). Pastel Sketch from Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Background imagePolar Collection: Johansen Sitting in the Sleeping Bag in the Hut, c1893-1896, (1897)

Johansen Sitting in the Sleeping Bag in the Hut, c1893-1896, (1897). Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896)

Background imagePolar Collection: Nansen and Johansen Crossing A Crack In The Ice, 1896, (1928)

Nansen and Johansen Crossing A Crack In The Ice, 1896, (1928)
Nansen and Johansen Crossing A Crack In The Ice, 1928. Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) and Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913)

Background imagePolar Collection: The Cache Destroyed, c1856, (1928)

The Cache Destroyed, c1856, (1928). Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) an American explorer and a medical officer, who was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin in

Background imagePolar Collection: At the South Pole, 1911, (1928)

At the South Pole, 1911, (1928). One of Amundsens men resting his dogs at the goal. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912 which was the first to reach the South

Background imagePolar Collection: The Nimrod Pushing Her Way Through Open Pack-Ice, c1909, (1928)

The Nimrod Pushing Her Way Through Open Pack-Ice, c1909, (1928). Originally from The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 by Ernest Henry Shackleton

Background imagePolar Collection: Killing Seals, 1911, (1928)

Killing Seals, 1911, (1928). Originally from The South Pole by Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928). From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G

Background imagePolar Collection: N24 on the Derricks of the Hobby at Kings Bay, c1925, (1928)

N24 on the Derricks of the Hobby at Kings Bay, c1925, (1928). In 1925 Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) attempted to fly to the North Pole with Lincoln Ellsworth (1880-1951)

Background imagePolar Collection: Amundsens Polar Transport, 1911, (1928)

Amundsens Polar Transport, 1911, (1928). Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912 which was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911

Background imagePolar Collection: Peary in Arctic Outfit, 1910, (1928)

Peary in Arctic Outfit, 1910, (1928). Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American explorer who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on his expedition on April 6, 1909

Background imagePolar Collection: A Party from the Tegetthoff Encounters A Bear, c1876, (1928)

A Party from the Tegetthoff Encounters A Bear, c1876, (1928). A party from the arctic research ship SMS Tegetthoff (1872)

Background imagePolar Collection: Burial of a Member of the M cLintock Expedition, c1859, (1928)

Burial of a Member of the M cLintock Expedition, c1859, (1928). A Paraselene (mock moon) seen in the background. Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy

Background imagePolar Collection: M cLintocks Search Party Finding One of Franlins Cairns at Cape Herschel, c1859, (1928)

M cLintocks Search Party Finding One of Franlins Cairns at Cape Herschel, c1859, (1928). Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy

Background imagePolar Collection: Hunting Walruses, c1927, (1928)

Hunting Walruses, c1927, (1928). From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1928]

Background imagePolar Collection: A Greenlander Surprised by a Bear, c1927, (1928)

A Greenlander Surprised by a Bear, c1927, (1928). From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1928]

Background imagePolar Collection: Eskimo Snow-Hut, Showing the Outer Passage Through Which Admittance was Gained, c1927, (1928)

Eskimo Snow-Hut, Showing the Outer Passage Through Which Admittance was Gained, c1927, (1928). From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1928]

Background imagePolar Collection: Study of an Eskimo, c1917, (1928). Artist: Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen

Study of an Eskimo, c1917, (1928). Artist: Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen
Study of an Eskimo, c1917, (1928). Originally from The People of the Polar North by Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen (1879-1933), Danish polar explorer and anthropologist

Background imagePolar Collection: Mount Erebus Showing Signs of Activity, c1910, (1928). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Mount Erebus Showing Signs of Activity, c1910, (1928). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Mount Erebus Showing Signs of Activity, c1910, (1928). Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935) is best known as the expedition photographer for Robert Falcon Scotts Terra Nova Expedition to the Ross Sea

Background imagePolar Collection: Eskimo About To Spear A Seal Through Its Breathing-Hole, c1927, (1928). Artist: Henry Evison

Eskimo About To Spear A Seal Through Its Breathing-Hole, c1927, (1928). Artist: Henry Evison
Eskimo About To Spear A Seal Through Its Breathing-Hole, c1927, (1928). From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1928]

Background imagePolar Collection: Nansen and Johansen Sledging Through The Drift Snow in 1895, 1896, (1928). Artist: H Egidius

Nansen and Johansen Sledging Through The Drift Snow in 1895, 1896, (1928). Artist: H Egidius
Nansen and Johansen Sledging Through The Drift Snow in 1895, 1896, (1928). Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) and Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913)

Background imagePolar Collection: The Great Humboldt Glacier, Peabody Bay, 1855, (1928). Artist: Elisha Kent Kane

The Great Humboldt Glacier, Peabody Bay, 1855, (1928). Artist: Elisha Kent Kane
The Great Humboldt Glacier, Peabody Bay, 1855, (1928). A sketch by Doctor Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) a member of the second Grinnell Expedition of 1853



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