Expedition Collection (#42)

The Second Scott Polar Expedition at the Barrier
Captain Scotts expedition reached the Great Ross Barrier in January - February 1911 showing the immense height of the ice barrier, which in some places reached to 280 feet compared to the Terra Nova

Captain Scott smoking on board the Terra Nova
Captain Scott having a quiet smoke on board the Terra Nova on his way to the Antarctic in December 1910

Lieutenant Campbell R. N
Lieutenant Campbell, a member of the Scott expedition of 1910-12, viewing some difficult work being carried out on the Terra Nova

Dr. Wilson at work
Dr Wilson, zoologist and artist, at work in the Antarctic (during the Discovery" 1901-3 expedition) examining a thermometer

Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson
Captain Robert Falcon Scott pictured with Dr E. A. Wilson pictured together on their first polar expedition (1901 - 4) photographed before departing on a sledging expedition

Zoology of the Antarctic Regions drawn by Dr. Wilson
A series of heads of the Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, drawn by Dr Wilson, who accompanied and died with Captain Scott on his fateful expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912

Captain Scott on ski
Impression of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912, wrapped up in his kit and skiing

Gott Strafe the Turks by George Ranstead
A British soldier in tropical uniform including pith helmet struggles with his kit through the heat. Its likely he is part of the Army defending Suez or is part of the Gallipoli Campaign

Sturts Explorations in Australia - At Depot Creek
Captain Charles Sturt (1795 - 1869) - English explorer of Australia, part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent

Gallipoli preparation WWI
Transports for the Gallipoli expedition at Lemnos during World War I

The Kings Visit to the Antarctic exploring ship Discovery
Sir Clements Markham presenting Captain Scott to King Edward VII on board the Discovery at Cowes on August 5th, 1901, prior to Scott embarking on his polar expedition to the Antarctic with Shackleton

Captain Scott at the South Pole
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British polar explorer pictured in his kit during his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British Polar explorer, pictured in kit and on skis in the Antarctic, prior to embarking on his ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in which he

A View up the Great Beardmore Glacier
A view on the Great Beardmore Glacier up which Captain Scott ascended to the plateau during December 1911 on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

Honouring Antarctic Heroes
Officers of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole facing the camera after receiving their medals from the King at Buckingham Palace on July 26th 1913

Pony drawing sledge in Antarctica
A pony about to draw a sledge loaded with supplies over the ice foot in Antarctica. Photograph taken at the time of the Discovery Antarctic expedition by Scott

The South Polar Times
Page from the Illustrated London News showing pages from the South Polar Times, the furthest south illustrated newspaper edited by Lieutenant Ernest Shackleton

The Steep Nature of the Shore Ice Edge
View demonstrating the difficulties of landing during the 1912 expedition to the South Pole. The barrier edge is perpendicular

Captain Oates
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES Member of Captain Scotts expedition which reached the South Pole in January 1912; lost his life in a blizzard on the return trip

The Disaster of the Scott Expedition
Page from The Sphere, a journal which took great interest in the expedition to the South Pole of Captain Scott, which gives a commentary on the disaster

Officers of the Terra Nova, the ship which transported Captain Scott to his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, pictured just after leaving London for the Antarctic in June 1910

Memorial plaque to Captain Scott
A memorial tablet in bronze to Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his companions, unveiled by the Prime Minister in 1916 in St

Shackleton selects dogs in New Zealand
Ernest Shackleton selects Huskies for his attempt on the South Pole in New Zealand - his first expedition

Flag for the South Pole expedition
The flag presented by Queen Alexandra to Captain Scott on 25 June 1910, to be carried on the South Pole Terra Nova expedition and planted at the most southerly point reached

Stanley at Usukuma
Explorer Stanley comes into conflict with natives at Usukuma, Africa(today Tanzania)on the Emin Pasha relief expedition

Stanley in Africa: the vanguard attacked
The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition was much harassed by the frequent attacks of the forest dwarfs armed with poison arrows, which wounded several members of the expedition

Emin Pasha under attack
Emin Pashas men revolt at Dufile in in 1880. H.M Stanley(1841-1904), explorer, mounted the Emin Pasha relief expedition to central Africa to rescue him in 1886

First experiences with Mazambonis people
Stanley comes into conflict with Mazambonis people on the Emin Pasha relief expedition in central Africa. Natives, armed with bows, arrows and spears

In the Ward Room of the Terra Nova
The Scott expedition on board the Terra Nova in 1911 before the tragic failure and death of Captain Scott (seen at the head of the table)

Prince of Wales (George V) and his missing dog
A terrier dog belonging to George V when he was Prince of Wales. The dog was accidentally left behind after a fishing expedition to Fochabers Bridge in Scotland

An Antarctic Bystander
Early copies of The Bystander found in front of Hut Point, McMurdo Sound, in the Ross Sea Dependency of the Antarctic. The Hut was erected in 1902 by Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Mendi expedition, Sierra Leone. Palaver hut used as mess
A palaver hut at Mafweh in Sierra Leone, West Africa commandeered as a mess house by the West Indian Regiment during the Mendi expedition of 1898

Driving cattle captured from the enemy, Sierra Leone
A scene in Sierra Leone, West Africa during the Mendi expedition showing troops of the 3rd Battalion, West India Regiment helping to drive cattle captured from the enemy

Freetown, Sierra Leone, pictured in 1898 during the Hut Tax War, an insurrection by the native population which was put down by West Indian troops in what was known as the Mendi expedition

Mendi Expedition. The native method of firing a cannon
The native method of firing a cannon (lighting it and sprinting away) during the Mendi expedition in Sierra Leone, West Africa in 1898

The Mendi Expedition. Boats bombarding enemy positions
Boats bombarding the enemys position on the River Jong in Sierra Leone, West Africa during the Mendi expedition where the 3rd battalion of the West Indian regiment were sent to suppress an uprising

Hut Tax War, Sierra Leone
A good specimen of a taxed hut, the subject of the Hut Tax War, an insurrection by the native population in pockets of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Frontier Police
Photograph of Sierra Leone frontier police who joined with the Mendi expedition of West Indian Regiment troops to put down the insurrection of the native population in what is known as the Hut Tax

The West Indian troops rushing the stockade at Bongeh
A scene in Sierra Leone, West Africa during the Mendi expedition showing troops of the 3rd Battalion, West India Regiment rushing the stockade at Bongeh

Government House, Bonthe on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone
Government House, Bonthe, on Sherbro Island in Sierra Leone, West Africa during the time of the Mendi Expedition to quell the insurrection or Hut Tax War

On the march. Crossing a bridge during the Mendi expedition
Scene depicting troops of the West Indian regiment crossing a palm tree bridge during the Mendi expedition in Sierra Leone in 1898. Date: 1898

View of stamer, traps and dead hippo / Livingstone expedition
View of Dr. David Livingstones steamer, the Lady Nyassa which he had built in Britain and shipped over in sections, with a dead hippopotamus, caught by traps, in the foreground

Livingstones steamer in sections at Birkenhead
The steam launch, Lady Nyassa, funded entirely by Livingstone, is seen being loaded, in sections, at Birkenhead from where it will journey to the Zambesi in Africa

Clergyman with Fish Rod
A clergyman sets off on a fishing expedition

Duke of Abruzzi and Ship Stella Polari
Duke of Abruzzi and Arctic Exploration Ship Stella Polari - card produced in memory of the Festivities - 27th January 1901

Abyssinian Expedition: The storming of Magdala on Easter Mon
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British Government

Abyssinian Expedition
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British Government

Abyssinian War: The 33rd Foot Advancing upon Magdala, from b
This image shows the advanced force of Sir Robert Napiers Army apporaching Islamgee, the location of King Theodores camp. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against

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