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Background imageExplorations Collection: Map / Arctic Circle C1880

Map / Arctic Circle C1880
Map of the Arctic Circle with details of explorations

Background imageExplorations Collection: Vasco da Gama (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer

Vasco da Gama (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer. He was the first European to reach India by sea. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageExplorations Collection: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci Anonymous

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci Anonymous
VESPUCCI, Amerigo (1454-1512). Italian explorer and cartography; generally considered that the continents of America named after him. Oil

Background imageExplorations Collection: Dr. David Livingstone attacked by a lion, 1843

Dr. David Livingstone attacked by a lion, 1843
Engraving showing David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, being attacked by a lion in the Mabotsa Valley, Africa, 1843

Background imageExplorations Collection: The ship Victoria in Seville. Engraving, 1807. Colored

The ship Victoria in Seville. Engraving, 1807. Colored
The ship Victoria sited in Seville, Spain, having been around the world. Engraving, 1807. Colored

Background imageExplorations Collection: Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894). Engraving. Colored

Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894). Engraving. Colored
Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894). British explorer. Engraving in The Illustration. Universal Magazine, 1876. Colored

Background imageExplorations Collection: The ship Victoria in Seville. Engraving, 1807

The ship Victoria in Seville. Engraving, 1807
The ship Victoria sited in Seville, Spain, having been around the world. Engraving, 1807

Background imageExplorations Collection: Flemish tapestry of Tournai. Detail

Flemish tapestry of Tournai. Detail
Flemish tapestry of Tournai. 16th century. Detail of a Portuguese nobleman and a native of Indies

Background imageExplorations Collection: Brazza in Africa / Convoy

Brazza in Africa / Convoy
Brazzas explorations in equatorial Africa - organising a convoy Date: 1875 -1878

Background imageExplorations Collection: Brazza in Africa / Ogooue

Brazza in Africa / Ogooue
Brazzas explorations in equatorial Africa - negotiating rapids on the River Ogooue Date: 1875 -1878

Background imageExplorations Collection: Mitchell Hedges off exploring again, 1926

Mitchell Hedges off exploring again, 1926
Archaeologist and explorer Mr. F.A Mitchell Hedges(1882-1959) receives a hearty send off at Paddington railway station, London

Background imageExplorations Collection: Brieux Photo

Brieux Photo
EUGENE BRIEUX French realist playwright whose explorations of the seamy side of behaviour offended some, hailed by others. Photo 1903. Date: 1858-1932

Background imageExplorations Collection: BOUGAINVILLE, Louis Antoine de (1729-1811). French

BOUGAINVILLE, Louis Antoine de (1729-1811). French navigator. Etching

Background imageExplorations Collection: Picture No. 10683057

Picture No. 10683057

Background imageExplorations Collection: Brazza in Africa / Road

Brazza in Africa / Road
Brazzas explorations in equatorial Africa - building a road near Franceville Date: 1875 -1878

Background imageExplorations Collection: Sturts Explorations in Australia - At Depot Creek

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

Background imageExplorations Collection: The Earl of Carnarvon

The Earl of Carnarvon the initiator of the explorations in the Valley of the Kings. Born in 1866, Carnarvon sponsored Howard Carters excavations of the royal tombs in Thebes

Background imageExplorations Collection: Dr Schliemann

Dr Schliemann, explorer of Troy and Mycenae, arrived in London in 1877 to give a lecture to the Society of Antiquaries to increase awareness of his explorations into the traditions of ancient Greece

Background imageExplorations Collection: Brazza in Africa / Congo

Brazza in Africa / Congo
Brazzas explorations in equatorial Africa - he establishes a French presence in the Congo

Background imageExplorations Collection: The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873

The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873
Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary

Background imageExplorations Collection: The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187

The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187
Engraving showing the funeral of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, which was held in Westminster Abbey, April 1874

Background imageExplorations Collection: Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M

Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M
Engraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life

Background imageExplorations Collection: Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, published in 1874. The discoverer of Victoria Falls

Background imageExplorations Collection: Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel

Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers

Background imageExplorations Collection: Schoolcraft Exploration

Schoolcraft Exploration
Henry Rowe Schoolcrafts explorations of the upper Mississippi river: native Americans visit his camp at Lake Hasca by canoe

Background imageExplorations Collection: Meyerbeer Africaine Lib1

Meyerbeer Africaine Lib1
Act one - Vasco da Gama before the Grand Council of the king of Portugal tells the story of his explorations and petitions for an expedition to sail round the Cape to the Indies

Background imageExplorations Collection: SHIP HALF MOON

SHIP HALF MOON
the vessel used by Henry Hudson in his explorations

Background imageExplorations Collection: Restif - Giants

Restif - Giants
Flying-man Hermantin with the Megapatagons - giants of Patagonia, South America - encountered during their aerial explorations

Background imageExplorations Collection: Henry Navigator / Statue L

Henry Navigator / Statue L
HENRIQUE O NAVEGADOR Portuguese Prince, director of explorations (full length)

Background imageExplorations Collection: Henry Navigator / Silva

Henry Navigator / Silva
HENRIQUE O NAVEGADOR Portuguese Prince, director of explorations


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