Polar Collection (page 3)

Dr Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic Explorer, 1893. 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)

Franz Josef Land, 1899. Map showing discoveries from 1894 to 1897. From an account of the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Western Franz Josef Land, 1896 (1899). Map showing exploration up to end of Spring 1896 by the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Albert Borlase Armitage, Scottish polar explorer, c1894-c1897 (1899). Artist: Frederick George Jackson
Albert Borlase Armitage, Scottish polar explorer, c1894-c1897 (1899). Armitage (1864-1943) using a sextant while on the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Walrus cub, 1899. Artist: Frederick George Jackson
Walrus cub, c1894-c1897 (1899). The photograph was taken on the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Fridtjof Nansen after his wash and brush up, 1896 (1899). Artist: Frederick George Jackson
Fridtjof Nansen after his wash and brush up, 1896 (1899). In 1888 Nansen (1861-1930) made the first crossing of Greenland

The last sledge from the trek back from the Great Southern Journey, 1909
The last sledge from the trek back from the Great Southern Journey, Antarctica, 1909. A photograph from British explorer ErnestShackletons (1874-1922) expedition of 1908-1909 on board the Nimrod

The Shackleton camp, Antarctica, Christmas Day, 1908. A photograph from British explorer ErnestShackletons (1874-1922) expedition of 1908-1909 on board the Nimrod

The trek during the snowstorm, 1909. Artist: Stanley L Wood
The trek during the snowstorm, 1909. A scene from British explorer Ernest Shackletons (1874-1922) expedition of 1908-1909 on board the Nimrod

Ernest Shackleton, British explorer, Antarctica, 1909. Shackleton (1874-1922) during his expedition of 1908-1909 on board the Nimrod

British explorer Ernest Shackleton at the Cape Royds base camp, Antarctica, 1908. Mount Erebus in the background. Shackleton (1874-1922) during his expedition of 1908-1909 on board the Nimrod

The Terra Nova, 1911 (1937). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Terra Nova, 1911 (1937). Captain Robert Falcon Scotts (1868-1912) ship the Terra Nova in the Antarctic on the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

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

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 Greely expedition, 1893. Artist: BW Kilburn
The Greely expedition, 1893. The purpose of the Greely expedition was to establish one of a chain of meteorological-observation stations as part of the (first) International Polar Year

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

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

John Ross, British polar explorer and naval officer, 19th century. In 1818 Ross (1800-1862) led an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage

The Seal and the Walrus, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
The Seal and the Walrus, c1850. Around the central illustration of the animals are vignettes of hunting and uses the to which their carcasses were put

Robert Falcon Scott, British Antarctic explorer, 1914
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), British Antarctic explorer, 1914. Portrait surrounded by vignettes of his fatal expedition to South Pole

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

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

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

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

Drawings of Mars showing its canals and polar ice caps, 1907. These drawings are from observations made at the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, on 8-12 July, 1907

Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian Arctic explorer, scientist and diplomat, 1915. Nansen made the first crossing of Greenland in 1888

Roald Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer, at the South Pole, 1911. Amundsen led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving in December 1911

Wax models of Peary and Cook, polar explorers, at Madame Tussauds, London, 1909
Wax models of Peary and Cook, polar explorers, at Madame Tussaud s, London, 1909. American explorer Robert E Peary claimed he had reached the North Pole in 1909 at his third attempt

Inuit, Polar Eskimo or Inughuit, Womans knife in Bone and steel

Arctic Fox attacking trapped Sable, 1874
Arctic Fox attacking trapped Sable while, in the background, the trapper rushes to scare off the foxes in the hope of saving a valuable pelt, 1874. Chromoxylograph from G

Ships of Willem Barents expedition to the Arctic, 1596. Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594, 1595 and 1596-1597 in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia

Winter quarters of Willem Barents expedition to the Arctic, 1596-1597. Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594, 1595 and 1596-1597 in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia

Willem Barents ship among the Arctic ice, 1594-1597. Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594, 1595 and 1596-1597 in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia

Dispute over who was the first to reach the North Pole, 1909. American naval officer and explorer Robert E Peary (1856-1920)

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)

Nordenskjold rescued from Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, 1903. (Nils) Otto (Gustaf) Nordenskjold (1869-1928) Swedish explorer and geologist, led the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904

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