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Antarctic Collection (#3)

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Cutter Cove, Brunswick Peninsula, Chile, South America

Cutter Cove, Brunswick Peninsula, Chile, South America
Bay of Cutter Cove, a copper mining area on the Brunswick Peninsula south of Punta Arenas, Chile, South America. With two men working from a boat, and a narrow gauge railway track. Date: circa 1910

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Weddell seal skull, Leptonychotes weddellii

Weddell seal skull, Leptonychotes weddellii
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Isopod, Glyptonotus antarcticus

Isopod, Glyptonotus antarcticus
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Wilsons frigate bird, Fregata wilsoni

Wilsons frigate bird, Fregata wilsoni
Bird specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Starfish, Luidia scotti

Starfish, Luidia scotti
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Antarctic feather star, Promachocrinus kerguelensis

Antarctic feather star, Promachocrinus kerguelensis
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Herald petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana arminjoniana

Herald petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana arminjoniana
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Captain Scotts Antarctic Expedition, South Pole, Antarctica

Captain Scotts Antarctic Expedition, South Pole, Antarctica. Showing the First Sledge Party to the Bluff. Date: 1900s

Background imageAntarctic Collection: The Terra Nova Expedition

The Terra Nova Expedition
On 1st June 1910, the Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, set sail from London for the Antarctic regions

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, and a tent

Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, and a tent
Sir Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, intended for use in the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917). Shown here operating as air-propelled water boats

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Whale hunting vessel and factory by G. H. Davis

Whale hunting vessel and factory by G. H. Davis
Floating whale factories: ships which reduce their prey to oil and by-products on the spot

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Quartz-feldspar porphyry

Quartz-feldspar porphyry
Geological specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Map of the McMurdo Sound region

Map of the McMurdo Sound region

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Roald Amundsens route from Framheim to the South Pole, 1911

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

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Has Captain Scott reached the Pole today?

Has Captain Scott reached the Pole today?
Page from The Sphere magazine speculating on whether Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his polar exploration team had reached the South Pole in December 1911, as scheduled

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - pitching tent

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - pitching tent
The double tent used by Captain Scott on the last journey of his ill-fated polar expedition to the South Pole, 1910 - 1912, shown in a photograph by Lieutenant H. R. Bowers on the upper plateau

Background imageAntarctic Collection: The Terra Nova meets the Fram

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

Background imageAntarctic Collection: The Sphere Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition

The Sphere Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition
Front cover of The Sphere Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition in which Captain Scott and his four comrades perished after being beaten to the South Pole by Norwegian, Roald Amundsen

Background imageAntarctic Collection: The British Antarctic Expedition: some officers of the Disco

The British Antarctic Expedition: some officers of the Disco
Officers of the British Antarctic Expedition on board the Discovery. Front row, second from left is Captain Robert Falcon Scott and back row, fourth from right is Ernest Shackleton

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Edward Evans

Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Edward Evans
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British Polar explorer, pictured with Lieutenant Edward Evans (1880-1957)

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Captain Scott returning from a shopping expedition in Norway

Captain Scott returning from a shopping expedition in Norway
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), the famous Polar explorer, returning from Norway on the Wilson liner, Aaro

Background imageAntarctic Collection: The Officers Saloon aboard the Fram, 1912

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

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Exploration / Polar / Scott

Exploration / Polar / Scott
Antarctic: Oates and Meares at the blubber-stove in the stables

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Arctic Antics, drawn by Webster Murray

Arctic Antics, drawn by Webster Murray
Three mermaids chase a polar bear in arctic sea. Date: 1928

Background imageAntarctic Collection: The Intruder by S. Drigin

The Intruder by S. Drigin
A polar bear watches an encroaching plane as it descends over its remote Arctic territory. 1930

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Captain Scott

Captain Scott. Part of Box 104 Boswell Collection

Background imageAntarctic Collection: The Fram - the Steam Schooner of explorer Fridtjof Nansen

The Fram - the Steam Schooner of explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) leaving Bergen on 2nd July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Misfitz - Penguin

Misfitz - Penguin. early 20th century

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker(1817-1911). English botanist and ex

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker(1817-1911). English botanist and explorer. Engraving. Universal History, 1885. Colored

Background imageAntarctic Collection: AMUNDSEN, Roald Engebrecht (Borge, 1872, in the Arctic, 1928

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

Background imageAntarctic Collection: The Midnight Sun

The Midnight Sun, a natural phenomenon which occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle Date: 1905

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Music cover, The Penguins Promenade

Music cover, The Penguins Promenade, one or two step, by Theodore Grahame. 1909

Background imageAntarctic Collection: George Ernest Studdy, baby penguins on ice

George Ernest Studdy, baby penguins on ice
George Ernest Studdy, illustration for an animal book. Baby penguins have such short legs, they find it difficult to walk on the ice. Date: 1941

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Egberg Borchgrevink - 2

Egberg Borchgrevink - 2
CARLSON EGBERG BORCHGREVINK Norwegian explorer, one of first to land on the Antarctic continent and the first to winter there. Date: 1864 - 1934

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Ross and Icebergs

Ross and Icebergs
The Erebus and Terror amid icebergs in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: 1842

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Terror in the Ice

Terror in the Ice
The Terror nipped in the ice in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: January 1842

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Ship Crushed by Ice

Ship Crushed by Ice
The rudder-post of H.M.S. Terror crushed by the ice in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: January 1842

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Ross and South Barrier

Ross and South Barrier
The Erebus and Terror amid the ice off the South Polar Ice Barrier, 700 km long, in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: 1842

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Ross in Pack Ice

Ross in Pack Ice
The Erebus and Terror in pack ice, in gale conditions, off the South Polar Ice Barrier, in the course of James Rosss 1839-1843 Antarctic expedition Date: January 1842

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Victoria Land Discovered

Victoria Land Discovered
The discovery of Victoria Land by the Erebus and Terror in the course of James Rosss 1839-1843 Antarctic expedition Date: 1842

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Robert Falcon Scott

Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), Royal Navy officer commander and explorer, who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 190104

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Ad鬩e penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae

Ad鬩e penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Ad鬩 e penguin specimen collected during Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition, by expedition surgeon Murray Levick

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Pogonophryne scotti

Pogonophryne scotti
Fish specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Southern pigfish, Congiopodus leucopaecilus (originally Agri

Southern pigfish, Congiopodus leucopaecilus (originally Agri
This fish specimen was collected by Ross expedition to Antarctica with HMS Erebus and Terror, 1839�

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Mrs Douglas Mawson

Mrs Douglas Mawson, formerly Miss Delprat, wife of the Antarctic explorer

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Lincoln Ellsworth and pilots trans-Antarctica flight

Lincoln Ellsworth and pilots trans-Antarctica flight
Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, loading supplies into the " Polar Star", before the flight of the 2000 miles from Dundee Island across the Antarctic to the Bay of Whales

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Found long missing Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot

Found long missing Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot
American Lincoln Ellsworth and his British colleague and pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon who on 23 November 1935, started from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot making preparations

Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot making preparations
Lincoln Ellsworth (left) and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon (right), his pilot, making preparations for their trans-Antarctic flight from Dundee Island in an aeroplane Polar Star

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Joseph Rene Bellot

Joseph Rene Bellot (1826 1853) French Arctic naval explorer in the Antarctic

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Sir Ernest Shackleton

Sir Ernest Shackleton, polar explorer, photographed in 1914, before his departure on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1874 - 1922

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 -1917

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914 -1917
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: how and whence the expedition proposes to start. Showing the proposed methods of transport from the Weddell Sea Base to the South Pole. Date: 1914

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Coloured silhouette of four penguins dancing

Coloured silhouette of four penguins dancing in a circle. Date: 20th century

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Follow the Man from Cooks by Ethel Parkinson

Follow the Man from Cooks by Ethel Parkinson
A friendly penguin, who is relatively gigantic compared to his human companions, takes them on a tour around his glacier, almost as if he has been employed by tour operator, Thomas Cook! Date: c.1920

Background imageAntarctic Collection: A motor sledge for the South Pole

A motor sledge for the South Pole
A motor sledge device for transport in heavy snow, used by Lieutenant Barnes on M.Charcots French expedition to the South Pole which set off in 1908 in the Pourquoi Pas. Date: 1909

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Cape Evans / Scotts Hut

Cape Evans / Scotts Hut
The hut of Robert Falcon Scott at Cape Evans which has been preserved in exactly the same state as it was left Date: 2005

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Penguin, rookery, Antarctica

Penguin, rookery, Antarctica
An Adelie Penguin rookery on Peterson Island - Vincennes Bay - Wilkes Land - Antarctica Date: 2005

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Polar Explorer

Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Polar Explorer
Scott of the Antarctic. Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) - who lost his life in an ill-fated race to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Date: circa 1907

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Aptenodytes fosteri, emperor penguin

Aptenodytes fosteri, emperor penguin
This emperor penguin, one of the earliest to come to Britain, was one of the many specimens collected by James Clark Ross Antarctic expedition between 1839 and 1843

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Map of the Terra Nova journey to the South Pole

Map of the Terra Nova journey to the South Pole
Map showing the journey to the South Pole 1910-13, taken from the Terra Nova reports

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Adeliee Penguins, Cape Adair

Adeliee Penguins, Cape Adair
Adeliee penguin photographs taken during Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition, by expedition surgeon Murray Levick

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Aptenodytes fosteri, emperor penguin egg

Aptenodytes fosteri, emperor penguin egg
Collected on the British Terra Nova Antarctic Expedition (1910 - 1913) by Edward Wilson

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Drawing of a seal intestine

Drawing of a seal intestine by Edward Wilson. Drawn during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-1913

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Mollusc, Arca (Barbatia) novaezelandiae

Mollusc, Arca (Barbatia) novaezelandiae
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Diorite intruded by microgranite

Diorite intruded by microgranite
Geological specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Group of Adeliee Penguins feeding their young

Group of Adeliee Penguins feeding their young
Adeliee penguin photographs taken during Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition, by expedition surgeon Murray Levick

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Terra Nova reports

Terra Nova reports
The collection of reports made during the 1910 Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica, including reports on zoology, geology, meteorology, physiography, magnestism and glaciology

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Terra Nova Fish report

Terra Nova Fish report
Plate X from the Fish report by Regan, taken from Volume I of the British Anarctic (Terra Nova) Natural History Reports

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Letter to the Museum from Kathleen Scott, wife of Captain Ro

Letter to the Museum from Kathleen Scott, wife of Captain Ro
Letter to the Museum dated 25th April 1913 from Kathleen Scott regarding the specimens collected by Scott and his team in Antarctica

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Kenyte lava

Kenyte lava
Geological specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Mollusca drawings

Mollusca drawings
Plate 1 of Volume II of the British Anarctic (Terra Nova) Natural History reports

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Aptenodytes forsteri, Emperor Penguin egg

Aptenodytes forsteri, Emperor Penguin egg
Egg specimens collected during the Terra Nova expedition to Antartica

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Adeliee Penguins, Cape Adare

Adeliee Penguins, Cape Adare
Adeliee penguin photographs taken during Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition, by expedition surgeon Murray Levick

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Illustration of a seal intestine

Illustration of a seal intestine
Drawing of a seal intestine by Edward Wilson. Drawn during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole 1910-1913

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Detail from the Wilson notebook

Detail from the Wilson notebook
Photograph of page 13 from Edward Wilsons field notebook from the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Sketch of Dolphins by Edward Wilson

Sketch of Dolphins by Edward Wilson
Plate one from Edward Wilson sTerra Nova sketch book showing three dolphins

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Group of Adeliee Penguins, Cape Adare

Group of Adeliee Penguins, Cape Adare
Adeliee penguin photographs taken during Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition, by expedition surgeon Murray Levick

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Adeliee penguin skeleton Pygoscelis adeliae

Adeliee penguin skeleton Pygoscelis adeliae
Specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Brittle star, Astrotoma agassizii

Brittle star, Astrotoma agassizii
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Adeliee Penguin group

Adeliee Penguin group
Adeliee penguin photographs taken during Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition, by expedition surgeon Murray Levick

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Aptenodytes forsteri, Emperor penguin eggs

Aptenodytes forsteri, Emperor penguin eggs
Eggs of Aptenodytes forsteri (Emperor penguin) brought back from Apsley Cherry-Garrards 1911 Antarctic expedition. The holes were made to allow investigation of the embryos

Background imageAntarctic Collection: Thalassoica antarctica, Antarctic petrel

Thalassoica antarctica, Antarctic petrel
Ff. 95. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria antarctica made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)



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