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Challenger Collection (page 12)

Background imageChallenger Collection: Equipment used on H. M. S. Challenger (1872-1876)

Equipment used on H. M. S. Challenger (1872-1876)
H.M.S. Challenger was supplied with dredges and trawls to collect animals from the sea bed. Here a beam trawl is suspended over the deck while sailors deal with the catch

Background imageChallenger Collection: Engraved view of H. M. S. Challenger

Engraved view of H. M. S. Challenger
The voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for the purpose of scientific discovery, the worlds first global oceanographic expedition

Background imageChallenger Collection: Glass sponge probably Euplectella suberea

Glass sponge probably Euplectella suberea
Drawing made from several damaged specimens collected during The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) west of Gibraltar, between Pernambuco & Bahia, S. America

Background imageChallenger Collection: Coryphaenoides sp. rattail

Coryphaenoides sp. rattail
A specimen jar containing rattail fish (Coryphaenoides sp.) collected south of Australia, 1874 on The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876)

Background imageChallenger Collection: Umbellula thomsoni, deep-ocean sea pen

Umbellula thomsoni, deep-ocean sea pen
Umbellula thomsoni, named in honour of the Challenger Expeditionss scientific leader, Charles Wyville Thomson. The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government

Background imageChallenger Collection: Rudolph von Willemoes Suhm, 1874

Rudolph von Willemoes Suhm, 1874
Portrait of Otto Finsch, scientist focusing on the birds of Tonga and the Fiji Islands whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Frederick Gordon Pearcey

Frederick Gordon Pearcey
Portrait of Frederick Gordon Pearcey, assistant to the naturalists on whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: James Chumley

James Chumley
Portrait of James Chumley, secretary to the Director and Editor whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: T Wemyss Fulton

T Wemyss Fulton
Portrait of T Wemyss Fulton, 1895, member of the editorial staff whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Hugh Robert Mill

Hugh Robert Mill
Portrait of Hugh Robert Mill, contributor to the narrative whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: W. Botting Hemsley

W. Botting Hemsley
Portrait of W. Botting Hemsley, 1893, botanist whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Joseph T. Cunningham

Joseph T. Cunningham
Portrait of Joseph T. Cunningham, contributor to the narrative whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Thomas Davidson

Thomas Davidson
Portrait of Thomas Davidson, scientist focusing on Brachiopods whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Reginald Ernest Horsley

Reginald Ernest Horsley
Portrait of Reginald Ernest Horsley, whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: William Dittmar

William Dittmar
Portrait of William Dittmar, scientist studying the composition of ocean waters whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: J. Arthur Thomson

J. Arthur Thomson
Portrait of J. Arthur Thomson, translator of zoological reports whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Ettrick W. Creak

Ettrick W. Creak
Portrait of Ettrick W. Creak (retired Captain of the Royal Navy), in 1894. He focussed on magnetical results whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Alexander Buchan

Alexander Buchan
Portrait of Alexander Buchan, scientist focusing on atmospheric and oceanic circulation whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: John Gibson

John Gibson
Portrait of John Gibson, scientist focusing on the analysis of Manganese nodules whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Peter Guthrie Tait

Peter Guthrie Tait
Portrait of Peter Guthrie Tait, scientist focusing on pressure errors of the Thermometers and the physical properties whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Tommaso Salvadori

Tommaso Salvadori
Portrait of Tommaso Salvadori, scientist focusing on birds whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Howard Saunders

Howard Saunders
Portrait of W. Percy Sladen, 1889, scientist focusing on coral reefs whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Morison Watson

Morison Watson
Portrait of Morison Watson, scientist whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Thomas Comber

Thomas Comber
Portrait of Thomas Comber, 1896, contributor to the Narrative whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Albert C. L. G. Gunther

Albert C. L. G. Gunther
Portrait of Albert C.L.G. Gunther, 1836, scientist focusing on shore fishes, pelagic Fishes and deep sea fishes whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Arthur, Marquis of Tweeddale

Arthur, Marquis of Tweeddale
Portrait of William A Forbes, 1881, scientist focusing on the anatomy of Tubinares, birds of Cape York whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Frank Evers Beddard

Frank Evers Beddard
Portrait of Frank Evers Beddard, member of editorial staff whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Osbert Salvin

Osbert Salvin
Portrait of Osbert Salvin, scientist focusing on Stegenopodes whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Daniel J. Cunningham

Daniel J. Cunningham
Portrait of Daniel J. Cunningham, scientist focusing on Marsupiallia whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: William Keith Brooks

William Keith Brooks
Portrait of William Keith Brooks, 1894, scientist focusing on Stomatopoda whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Thos Roscoe Rede Stebbing

Thos Roscoe Rede Stebbing
Portrait of Thos Roscoe Rede Stebbing, 1890, scientist focusing on Anomura whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Georg Ossian Sars

Georg Ossian Sars
Portrait of Georg Ossian Sars, 1895, scientist focusing on Sekizopoda, Carnacca and Phyllocarida whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: P. P. C. Hoek

P. P. C. Hoek
Portrait of P.P.C. Hoek, scientist focusing on Cirripedia whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Edward J. Miers

Edward J. Miers
Portrait of Edward J. Miers, 1877, scientist focusing on Brachyura whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: C. Spence Bate

C. Spence Bate
Portrait of C. Spence Bate, scientist focusing on Macrara whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: F. Buchanan White

F. Buchanan White
Portrait of F. Buchanan White, scientist focusing on Pelagic Hemiptera whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Ludwig von Graff

Ludwig von Graff
Portrait of Ludwig von Graff, 1895, scientist focusing on Mygostonida whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: A. A. W. Hubrecht

A. A. W. Hubrecht
Portrait of A.A.W. Hubrecht, 1895, scientist focusing on Nemertea whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Emil Selenka

Emil Selenka
Portrait of Emil Selenka, scientist focusing on Gephyrea whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Alphonse F. Renard

Alphonse F. Renard
Portrait of Alphonse F. Renard, scientist focusing on deep sea deposits and petrology of St Pauls Rocks whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: John James Wild

John James Wild
Portrait of John James Wild, artist whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Willam Abbott Herdman

Willam Abbott Herdman
Portrait of Willam Abbott Herdman, 1895, Tunicata whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Edgar A Smith

Edgar A Smith
Portrait of Edgar A Smith, 1895, scientist focusing on Lemellibranchiata and Heteropoda whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Rudolph Bergh

Rudolph Bergh
Portrait of Rudolph Bergh, scientist focusing on Nudibranchiata and Marsenisdae whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Sidney F. Harmer

Sidney F. Harmer
Portrait of Sidney F. Harmer, scientist focusing on Cephalodiscus and a contribtor to the HMS Challenger reports from the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Alfred Cort Haddon

Alfred Cort Haddon
Portrait of Alfred Cort Haddon, 1895, scientist focusing on Polyplacophora whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Robert Boog Watson

Robert Boog Watson
Portrait of Robert Boog Watson, 1895, scientist focusing on Gasteropod whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Background imageChallenger Collection: Paul Pelseneer

Paul Pelseneer
Portrait of Paul Pelseneer, scientist focusing on Pteropoda, anatomy of Mollusca and spirula whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876



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