Sledge Collection (page 7)

Ice-Smithy. May, 1895, 1897. From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Fitting the Hand-Sledges with Runners. July, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

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]

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]

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

Deep-Water Temperature. Up with the Thermometer. 12 July, 1894, 1894 (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Skeletons o Kayak for One Man (Bamboo), and Double Kayak, lying on a Hand-Sledge, 1894, (1897)
Skeletons of Kayak for One Man (Bamboo), and Double Kayak, lying on a Hand-Sledge, 1894, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

60th (Kings Royal Rifles Corps) Winter Dress, Canada, c1820-1870, (1909). Artist: John Harris Junior
60th (Kings Royal Rifles Corps) Winter Dress, Canada, c1820-1870, (1909). After Henry Martens (c1790-1868). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

A word from Lord Northesk I Bank On Booths At Every Turn, c1935 (1935). David Ludovic George Hopetoun Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk (1901-1963), Scottish representative peer

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

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

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)

Ice Carrying in Moscow, c19th century. Artist: Paolo Sala
Ice Carrying in Moscow, c19th century. From The Studio Volume 58 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1913.]

When School Began as we Remembered, c1890. Artist: Frederick Richardson
When School Began as we Remembered, c1890. From the pen drawing by Fred Richardson. 1905-6. From The Studio Volume 36. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1905-6]

Bonapartes Flight in Disguise from Russia, 1811, 1814. Artist: Sutherland
Bonapartes Flight in Disguise from Russia, 1811, 1814

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

Fire engine on a sledge, 1662 (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union

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

The winter of 1740, Netherlands, (c1870). Artist: CL van Kesteren
The winter of 1740, Netherlands, (c1870). A print from Nederlands Geschiedenis en Volksleven in Schetsen, by J van Lenner and J ter Gouw. (Leiden, AW Sijthoff, c1870)

A Glimpse of Canada, 1893
A glimpse of Canada, 1893. Across the great dividing seas, we stretch a kindly hand, to where Canadian rivers freeze in the wild western land

A troika sled in Moscow, Russia, c1890. Artist: Gillot
A troika sled in Moscow, Russia, c1890. Illustration from Russie Costumes et Coutumes, (a work on Russian dress and customs), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Alaskan scene, USA, 19th century

A winter hut in the Saskatchewan country, Canada, 1877. Log cabin and sledge with huskies

Bullock carriages, Madeira, Portugal, c1920s-c1930s(?)
Bullock carriage, Madeira, Portugal, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Monte sledge, Madeira, Portugal, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Bullock carriage, Madeira, Portugal, c1920s-c1930s(?)

The cheese market on Friday, Alkmaar, Netherlands, c1934. Illustration from La Hollande by Henry Asselin, (Van Munsters Uitgevers Maatschappij, Amsterdam, c1934)

The Manner of Travelling in Winter in Kamtschatka, 19th century. Artist: Sparrow
The Manner of Travelling in Winter in Kamtschatka, 19th century. Sleigh pulled by huskies in Russias Far East

Swedish peasants prospecting for lake ore, c1880. Artist: Mairray
Swedish peasants prospecting for lake ore, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard
Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh

Preparing to start on a sledge trip in the Arctic, 1875. Artist: W Palmer
Preparing to start on a sledge trip in the Arctic, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, (29 May 1875)

A tea caravan in Asia, c1900. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

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

Samoyede Travelling on Snow-Shoes, Russia, 1877. The term Samoyed applies to the whole group of different peoples. Its the general term which includes the Nenets, Enets, Selkup and Nganasan people

Crossing a Heavy Ice-Pack at the Head of Wellington Channel, 1877

Ice castle, Antarctica, c1911. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Ice castle, Antarctica, c1911. A sledge and huskies on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, Captain Robert Falcon Scotts (1868-1912) ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole

Shrovetide. Artist: Sverchkov, Nikolai Yegorovich (1817-1898)
Shrovetide. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Lugansk

Carriages and sledges during the Winter in Russia. Artist: Anonymous
Carriages and sledges during the Winter in Russia. From a private collection

The Winter Russian Travelling Carriage, 1810s. Artist: Dubourg, Matthew (active 1786-1838)
The Winter Russian Travelling Carriage, 1810s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Neva in Saint Petersburg in Winter, 1844. Artist: Hildebrandt, Ferdinand Theodor (1804-1874)
Neva in Saint Petersburg in Winter, 1844. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Kibitka, 1820. Artist: Pluchart, Eugene (1809-1880)
Kibitka, 1820. Found in the collection of the State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Sledge driving, 1830-1840s. Artist: Damam-Demartrait, Michel Francois (1763-1827)
Sledge driving, 1830-1840s. From a private collection

Kibitka, 1810s. Artist: Damam-Demartrait, Michel Francois (1763-1827)
Kibitka, 1810s. From a private collection

On the Road to Yasnaya Polyana, 1903. Artist: Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich (1862-1945)
On the Road to Yasnaya Polyana, 1903. Found in the collection of the Regional A. Deineka Art Gallery, Kursk

Winter, 17th century. Artist: Esaias van de Velde
Winter, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State M Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania

Horse-drawn sledge (kibitka), Siberia, Russia, 1890s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Attacked by wolves, Russia, 1903
Attached by wolves, Russia, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd March 1903

The Arsenal and the Foundry, St Petersburg, Russia, 19th century. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris

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