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View of Grotto Point, looking north-east towards the harbourDrawing 7 from the Watling Collection titled A View in N.S. Wales. Grotto Point in the entrance of Port Jackson by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797
Moho nobilis, Hawaii o-oMoho nobilis. Ff. 26, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Thalassarche chlororhynchos, yellow-nosed albatross
Anas undulata, yellow-billed duckFf. 72. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas xanthorynchus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Anas erythrorhyncha, red-billed duckFf. 73. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas pyrrhoryncha and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Front cover of the Sphere Scott Memorial NumberFront cover of The Sphere, Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition showing a sombre scene of a group of men praying by a cairn topped with a cross in memory of Captain Scott, who died
Frisian VoyagersAlready an intrepid seafaring people, voyagers from Frisia conduct voyages of exploration into northern latitudes
D urville / AstrolabeThe corvette Astrolabe caught among icebergs in the Antarctic. Dumont D Urville and his crew attempt to release her - which they do
Sketch by Fish showing a couple on a Nights Out, 1926 at ClaSketch by Fish for the series Nights Out, 1926 - an exploration of nocturnal acitivities in London and abroad Date: 1926
View of Sydney Harbour, Sydney, AustraliaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Chart of oceanic section, Madeira, Portugal to St. VincentA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Pygoscelis antarcticus, chinstrap penguinFf. 82. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Aptenodytes antartica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Authority from Henry VIIAuthority for Henry VII to grant letters patent to John Cabot for a voyage to discover new lands 5 March 1496 Date: 5th March 1496
Monument to Arctic exploration - ArchangelRussia, Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Monument to Arctic exploration and explorers. 2010
Mr Bernacchi at workMr Bernacchi, a member of the British 1901-4 polar expedition, at work with an electrometer
Herbert Ponting (1870 - 1935), photographer best known for capturing the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole, 1910 - 1913, pictured in his Antarctic kit in January 1912
Lieutenant (Sir) Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), Antarctic explorer. In the year this photograph was taken he and three companions established a record for reaching the farthest southern point
The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908Photograph of the steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Pearys 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition
Amundsen & Team / HobartAmundsen and his team at Hobart (from l to r: Helmer Hansen, Bjaaland, Amundsen, Wisting, Hassel)
Wellman Arctic AirshipNewspaperman Walter Wellmans airship in an Arctic expedition
Cameron / Ship / EngravingCameron Verney Lovett; he crossed Africa from east to west, over Lake Tanganika (now Victoria) and the Lukuga River
Scott / Lunar Corona / 1911Scotts last expedition - he was beaten to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen. Scott did not make it back. Lunar corona over their camp
Sir James Clark RossSIR JAMES CLARK ROSS Scottish explorer. Made a number of arctic expeditions, determining the position of magnetic north in 1831
Speke & Grant. LectureThe explorers deliver a lecture at the Royal Geographical Society
Liv. & Stanley MeetDr Livingstone is found by H M Stanley at Ujiji - Dr Livingstone, I presume ?
Birdie Reads ThermometerBirdie Bowers reads the thermometer on the ramp
Stanelys Relief PartyH.M.STANLEY & EMIN PASHA with Stanleys staff, including Dr Parke, Vizitelli, Pere Girard & Cassati
Dampier in AustraliaWILLIAM DAMPIER and one of his crew are attacked by natives, and he is compelled to shoot one of them
Futuristic underwater exploration, with two men in diving gear observing an array of strange creatures
Diaz Sails to the CapeBartholomew Diaz, Portuguese navigator, sails to the Cape
Exploration / BatutaIBN BATUTA Arab Traveller Attacked by pirates
Palm-wine tapper climbing a palm tree, SenegambiaNaked palm-wine tapper climbing a date palm using a rope to collect a gourd full of sap, Senegambia, 18th century. A man gives instruction to the tapper. A negro ascending a palm tree for its wine
First Day Cover Commemorating the Moon Landing on July 20, 1969. Armstrong walked on the surface on July 21. Date: 1969
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team on dangerous iceByrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team crossing treacherous pressure ice. On his second expedition in 1934, Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957)
Doctor doing a thoracic and abdominal recognition of a patieHistory of medicine. Doctor doing a thoracic and abdominal recognition of a patient. Miniature. Anatomy treaty. 14th century
Petty Officer Evans, at the Antarctic
Lieutenant Bowers, at the Antarctic
Dr Wilson at the AntarcticDr Wilson, at the Antarctic
Captain Scott's Southern Party 1911, at the Antarctic Date: 1911
Shackleton's Ship The Quest in London Docks
Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition: Shackleton, Scott, WilsonShackleton's Antarctic Expedition Shackleton Scott and Wilson in 1902
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Wilson, Bowers, Cherry-GarrardScott's Antarctic Expedition Wilson Bowers and Cherry-Garrard on their return from Cape Crozier in 1911
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launch weather balloonScott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launching a weather balloon
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott addresses crewScott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott addressing the crew of the Terra Nova prior to departure probably in June 1910
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Lieutenant Evans October 1911
Scott's Antarctic Expedition - at the South PoleScott's Antarctic Expedition At the South Pole left to right Oates Bowers Scott Wilson Evans on 17th January 1912
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova departing CardiffScott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova departing from Cardiff
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott's last words in his diary March 1912