Exploration Collection (page 33)

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

Belgica / Boulogne
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. The Belgica in the port of Boulogne, France

Belgica / Gerlache
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. De Gerlache on the bridge of the Belgica

Belgica / Lecointe / Lion
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. Commander Lecointe with his pet lion cub

Caribbean Landscape 1520
The beautiful landscape and fauna of the Caribbean as it was seen by the first Europeans

Ships in the Ice
The brig Renovation sights two vessels on an iceberg, which are supposed to be Franklins Erebus and Terror, last heard of in July 1845

Scott / Cloudmaker / 1913
The explorers set up camp under the imposing shadow of the Cloudmaker. When approaching this mountain, Scott speaks in his journal of the worst part to come

Norway / Cartoon View 1919
" The English have a lot, to be sure, but we Norwegians have more ice!"

Vasco Da Gama Ships
Vasco da Gamas ships off the coast of Africa on their way to the Indies

HALLEYs BELL - 3
In this contemporary sketch, two divers are seen within the bell, while a third, wearing a smaller bell over his head, leaves the bell for a brief period of exploration

HALLEYs BELL - 2
Cross-section of his bell, showing how it is proposed that the diver could emerge wearing a smaller bell on his head, sufficient for a brief period of exploration

Hanno / Exploration
Hanno, a navigator from Carthage, sails down the west coast of Africa as far as Sierra Leone or Cameroon

Ross at Mount Erebus
The Erebus and Terror in open water off James Ross Island, with the active volcano Mount Erebus in the distance

Exploring Bamboo Jungle
An explorer hacking his way through a bamboo jungle in Burma

Stanley in Danger / Congo
Travelling in the Congo, Stanley is attacked by natives who threaten him with spears, so of course he shoots them

Thorvalds Expeditions
The son of Leif Eriksson, Thorvald, enters Boston Harbour on his own exploration of the newly discovered North American coast

Eric the Red / Greenland
Eric the Red (father of Leif Eriksson - who landed in North America circa 1000) reaches Greenland

Naddod Discovers Iceland
Viking explorer Naddod discovers Iceland

Zeno Lands on Faroe Isl
Italian explorer Nicolo Zeno is shipwrecked on the Faroe Islands. He was joined there by his brother Antonio, and some believe they assisted Templar expeditions to America

Exploration / D urville
Dumont D Urville in Astrolabe and Zelee

Exploration / Shackleton
Members of the Shackleton and Scott Discovery expedition of the Antarctic grow crocuses in the ward-room

Barents Voyage / Polar
Men unload provisions stored in sacks & barrels onto the ice while others sleep. Winter quarters on Ledyanaya Gavan (Ice Haven)

Tribute to Scott
A tribute to Scott and his four companions who reached the South Pole on 18 January 1912 but died on the return journey

Madagascar Exploration
The French explore the jungle in Madagascar as they take control of the island. The Merina monarchy is abolished

Fremont Exploration 4
At Fort Laramie, in present- day Wyoming, Fremont explains to skeptical native Americans that his expedition to the West is entirely in their best interests

Fremont Exploration 3
Fremont camps near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, as he explores the viability of the Oregon Trail to the West

Fremont Exploration 2
Americans are so proud of their flag, they plant it wherever they go. Fremont is no exception, claiming the Rocky Mountains in the name of the United States

Fremont Exploration 1
John Fremont, in the course of his exploration of the Oregon Trail, encounters native Americans who for some reason suspect his motives

Dutch Explore Mauritius
Dutch explorers on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, find huge turtles as well as other novel species

Stanleys Expedition / Iln
Henry Morton Stanley in search of Livingstone

Livingstone Found
Dr Livingstone is found by H M Stanley at Ujiji - Dr Livingstone, I presume ?

Livingstone Found / Hornet
Stanley finds Livingstone - a somewhat disrespectful depiction of the momentous occasion by a caricaturist who suspected media hype

Livingstone & Family
David Livingstone and his family on the shore of Lake Ngami

Livingstone / Lake Ngami
Livingstone reaches Lake Ngami

Livingstone Rides Cow
Livingstone is escorted to Shintes Town riding on the back of a cow Date: 1857

Stanleys Steamers
EMIN PASHA RELIEF EXPEDITION steamers Stanley & A.I.A on Aruwhimi near Yambuya camp

Bougainville
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, French navigator, hoists his countrys flag on a small island in the Straits of Magellan, during his round-the world voyage

Scott / Ice Grave for Hero
The ice-grave of the heroes based on a photograph by a member of the search party

Scotts Sledging Party
A sledging party

Scott Exercises Ponies
Scott exercising the ponies through the snow

Livingstones Funeral
Livingstones funeral procession passes through Southampton streets

Stanley / Cannibals
Emin Pasha relief expedition in fight with Avisibba cannibals

Magellan in Borneo
Magelhaes visits the king of Sebu, Borneo

Giles Australian Trips
Ernest Giles leads a series of journeys into Central and West Australia : his camel train makes its way through the scrub

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