The Funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, British Arctic Exped
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The Funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, British Arctic Exped
Engraving showing the funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, the Danish interpreter, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Petersen had gone out with a sledging party and suffered severe frostbite, requiring amputation of both feet. He subsequently died from blood-poisoning and was buried close to the winter berth of HMS Alert. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new furthest North record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1875 1876 Admiralty Amputation Arctic Attempt Berth Blood Buried Charted Close Coasts Danish Data Died Ellesmere Feet Funeral Gathered Greenland Hans Interpreter Nares Poisoning Pole Reach Record Requiring Scientific Severe Sledging Sound Subsequently Suffered Unsuccessful
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