Amundsen Collection

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photograph of Captain Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, in his cold weather clothing and skis, Antarctica, 1912

The Norwegian Flag at the South Pole, 1911
Photograph showing Lt. Helmer Hansen, of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, standing with his sledge, dog team and Norwegian flag at the South Pole, December 1911

Amundsen Winter Quarters
Amundsen and others in their winter quarters at the South Pole

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photographic portrait of Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who was the first man to navigate the Northwest Passage and reach the South Pole

Amundsen at the Pole
Norwegian explorer Amundsen and his colleagues at the South Pole

AMUNDSEN / THE FRAM
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. The Fram

How Bad Weather held back Captain Scott
A map showing the different routes taken by the Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen and the British team led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott towards the South Pole in 1911/12

Roald Amundsen and his men aboard the Fram, Hobart, 1912
First men to reach the South Pole; from left to right: Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, Roald Amundsen, Olaf Bjaalund and Helmer Hansen

The Great Ice Barrier, Antarctica, 1911
Photograph showing a member of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 standing on top of the Great Ice Barrier, c.1911. Three men, under the command of Lt

Amundsen Voyage Map
A map showing the route of Amundsens voyage through the North-west Passage

Amundsen / Taking Bearing
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Amundsens men determining the exact location of the S. Pole

Roald Amundsen
ROALD AMUNDSEN Norwegian polar explorer

Amundsen & Team / Hobart
Amundsen and his team at Hobart (from l to r: Helmer Hansen, Bjaaland, Amundsen, Wisting, Hassel)

Scott / Lunar Corona / 1911
Scotts last expedition - he was beaten to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen. Scott did not make it back. Lunar corona over their camp

Amundsen in a Dornier
Oslo crowds cheer explorer Amundsen when he returns to Norway after making a flight across the North Pole in a Dornier flying boat

Norge Polar Flight
The Norge airship, hired from Italy by Amundsen, at the start of its flight over the North Pole. From Spitzbergen it made a 17-hour flight to Alaska

Belgian antarctic expedition 1897-8, fetching snow for water supply

Belgian Antarctic Expedition 1897 to 1899 - crew returning with snow for water supply

Caudebec en Caux, France - Monument to Heroes of Latham 47
Caudebec en Caux, France - Monument to the Latham 47 Heroes, who disappeared in the prototype of the Latham 47 in 1928 with Roald Amundsen onboard during a rescue mission to the North Pole in search

Roald Amundsens route from Framheim to the South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing the route taken by Roald Amundsens Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, from their base at Framheim on the Ross Sea to the South Pole in 1911. Date: 1912

The Terra Nova meets the Fram
Captain Scotts vessel, the Terra Nova, meets the Norwegian Fram" off the Barrier in February 1911 when Roald Amundsen met Lieutenant Pennell and Campbell from the British expeditions ship

The Officers Saloon aboard the Fram, 1912
Photograph showing the Officers Saloon on board the Fram ; the ship used by Fridtjof Nansen to go to the Arctic and by Roald Amundsen to go to the Antarctic

AMUNDSEN, Roald Engebrecht (Borge, 1872, in the Arctic, 1928). Norwegian explorer. Engraving by Hildibrand. Coloured

Nansens North Pole Expedition - Explorer Captain Otto Sverdrup Seen Here in his Cabin, England. Picture taken on the initial leg of Fridtjof Nansens first journey to the North Pole

Dornier DoJ Wal D-1422 Amundsen Wal in New York in 1930
Dornier DoJ Wal, D-1422, Amundsen Wal, in New York in 1930. Date: 1930

The Deck of the Fram, 1912
Photograph showing the deck at the stern of the Fram, the ship used by Roald Amundsen in his Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12

Sledge Team on Amundsens Antarctic Expedition, 1912
Illustration showing one of the members of Roald Amundsens Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, ski-ing beside his sledge on the way to the South Pole

Amundsens Antarctic Expedition pitching camp, 1911
Photograph showing members of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 erecting their tent near Axel Heibergs Glacier, Antarctica, 1911

Roald Amundsen calculating his position, South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing how the members of Roald Amundsens Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 calculated their position, using a sextant and an artificial horizon; South Pole, 1911

The Amundsen Antarctic Expedition camping on the Level Barri
Photograph showing the sledge team of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition camping on the Level Barrier, on their way to the South Pole, 1911

The Interior of the Amundsen Antarctic Expeditions Winter Q
Photograph showing the living quarters of the hut used by Roald Amundsens Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12. Sleeping bunks, with curtains, line the edges of the hut, with the dining table in the centre

Amundsen Antarctic Expedition at the South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing members of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, at the South Pole, checking their position using a sextant and an artificial horizon

The Fram moored near Roald Amundsens House, c. 1912
Photograph showing the Fram ; the ship used by Roald Amundsen in his expedition to the South Pole; moored near Amundsens House, c.1912

AMUNDSENs GJOA C1906
In the herring boat Gjoa, Amundsen and his crew became the first to traverse the North-west Passage

NORGE AT NORTH POLE
The Italian-built Norge of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition drops flags of Italy, Norway and USA at the North Pole

NORGE IN ARCTIC
The Italian-built Norge of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition which will fly from Spitzbergen to Alaska via the North Pole, making Amundsen the first to visit both Poles

Amundsen in the Gjoa
Roald Amundsen in the cabin of his ship, Gjoa, in 1905-6

Roald Amundsen / 1927
ROALD AMUNDSEN Norwegian polar exlorer, en route to Japan aboard the President of Asia

Amundsen (Photo)
ROALD AMUNDSEN Norwegian explorer, first to reach the South Pole, but not the most cheerful of men

Amundsen / Polar Dress
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Amundsen in his polardragt (pole-dress)

Amundsen / Supply Depot
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Sledge at a supply depot

Amundsen / Raising Flag
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Raising the Norwegian flag at the South Pole

Amundsen / Account / Cover
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely

Scott / Terra Nova
Scotts last expedition - he was beaten to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen. Scott did not make it back. Scotts ship, the Terra Nova

Scott / Motorised Sleigh
Scotts last expedition - he was beaten to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen. Scott did not make it back. Motor sleigh tractor used by Scott

Amundsen / Airship Norge
Norwegian polar explorer and aviator, who died attempting to rescue Umberto Nobile

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