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Explorer Collection (page 12)

Background imageExplorer 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 imageExplorer 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 imageExplorer Collection: Thomas Baines (1820-1875) see 51895

Thomas Baines (1820-1875) see 51895
Portrait of Thomas Baines, a British naturalist, explorer, war artist and travel writer. Baines documented numerous sketches of African wildlife, landscapes

Background imageExplorer Collection: Prof. Charles Wyville Thomson (right) and Dr. Rudolf von Wil

Prof. Charles Wyville Thomson (right) and Dr. Rudolf von Wil
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageExplorer Collection: William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885)

William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885)
Member of the Challenger expedition (1873-1876) with responsibility for Orbitolites. The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876)

Background imageExplorer Collection: Portrait

Portrait
Photograph from the Wallace collection held in the Natural History Museums Archive, reference WP15/3/5. The subject of the portrait is not known

Background imageExplorer Collection: Child with Explorer Pack

Child with Explorer Pack
A child explorer viewing a stuffed polar bear specimen on display in the Mammals Gallery within the life Galleries of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageExplorer Collection: Magellans Tomb, Mactan, Philippines

Magellans Tomb, Mactan, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageExplorer Collection: Children with Explorer Packs

Children with Explorer Packs
Children viewing a stuffed specimen of a cheetah on display in the Mammals Gallery within the Life Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageExplorer Collection: Tomb of Will Adams, First Englishman in Japan. Japan

Tomb of Will Adams, First Englishman in Japan. Japan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageExplorer Collection: Captain James Cook (1728-1779)

Captain James Cook (1728-1779)
Portrait of Captain James Cook, an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. From a painting by Sir Nathaniel Dance

Background imageExplorer Collection: Raphus cucullatus, dodo, Ara macao, scarlet macaw

Raphus cucullatus, dodo, Ara macao, scarlet macaw
Oil painting attributed to Roelandt Savery (c. 1625). Given to The Natural History Museum, London, in 1759 by G. Edwards. See N04297 for black and white image

Background imageExplorer Collection: Mrs T. V. Wallace, A. R. Wallace and his sister Fanny, Mrs Sim

Mrs T. V. Wallace, A. R. Wallace and his sister Fanny, Mrs Sim
Taken after Wallaces return from the Amazon. Photograph from the Wallace collection in the General Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageExplorer Collection: Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)
Portrait from a daguerrotype. Wallace was an English naturalist and explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Map of Western Ocean

Map of Western Ocean
Map of the Western Ocean taken from Voyage to Jamaica (1707-25) by Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753)

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

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

Background imageExplorer Collection: MENDES PINTO, Fernando (1510-1583). Portuguese

MENDES PINTO, Fernando (1510-1583). Portuguese
" MENDES PINTO, Fernando (1510-1583). Portuguese explorer. Title page of " Historia oriental de las peregrinaciones de Fernan Mendez Pinto"

Background imageExplorer Collection: MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521). Portuguese

MAGELLAND, Ferdinand (1480-1521). Portuguese navigator and discoverer. Map of the Magellans Trip (Ferdinand Magellan) (1519). Southern of the Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego

Background imageExplorer Collection: VALDIVIA, Pedro de (1497-1553). Spanish military

VALDIVIA, Pedro de (1497-1553). Spanish military man, conqueror of Chile and founder of Santiago (1541). Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Background imageExplorer Collection: HUMBOLDT, Alexander von (1769-1859). Prussian

HUMBOLDT, Alexander von (1769-1859). Prussian
" HUMBOLDT, Alexander von (1769-1859). Prussian explorer and geographer. " Aspects of Nature", English edition of Humboldts work edited in London (1844). SPAIN. Barcelona

Background imageExplorer Collection: Picture No. 10683057

Picture No. 10683057

Background imageExplorer Collection: CARTIER, Jacques (1491-1557). French navigator

CARTIER, Jacques (1491-1557). French navigator, explorer of the Canada. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 National de la Marine (Paris Navy museum)

Background imageExplorer Collection: ALMEIDA, Francisco de (1450-1510). Portuguese

ALMEIDA, Francisco de (1450-1510). Portuguese
" ALMEIDA, Francisco de (1450-1510). Portuguese nobleman, soldier, explorer and first viceroy of India. Portrait from " Brieve Tratado dos Vizos de India" by Pedro Barreto de Rezense

Background imageExplorer Collection: MACKENZIE, Alexander (1764-1820). Scottish explorer

MACKENZIE, Alexander (1764-1820). Scottish explorer. Scottish explorer. He was the first man to travel across Northern America. Oil on canvas. CANADA. Ottawa. National Gallery

Background imageExplorer Collection: BARENTS, Willem (1550-1597). Dutch Navigator

BARENTS, Willem (1550-1597). Dutch Navigator

Background imageExplorer Collection: Raleigh, Sir Walter (1554-1618)

Raleigh, Sir Walter (1554-1618)

Background imageExplorer Collection: LIVINGSTONE, David (1813-1873)

LIVINGSTONE, David (1813-1873)

Background imageExplorer Collection: Alessandro Malaspina

Alessandro Malaspina
Spanish naval officer and explorer. Commissioned by the Spanish government, from 1789 to 1794 he and Jose de Bustamante y Guerra carried out a scientific expedition throughout the Pacific

Background imageExplorer Collection: HUMBOLDT, Alexander von (1769-1859)

HUMBOLDT, Alexander von (1769-1859). Prussian explorer and geographer. Central Asien, work edited in Berlin in 1844

Background imageExplorer Collection: The Beagle

The Beagle
Title page of " Journal of Researches during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle", published 1860 by British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882), with an illustration of the Beagle. Date: 1860

Background imageExplorer Collection: MAURA I MONTANER, Bartolom頨1844-1926);MALASPINA

MAURA I MONTANER, Bartolom頨1844-1926);MALASPINA
MAURA I MONTANER, Bartolom頨 1844-1926); MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer. Portrait by Bartolom頍 aura (1880). Engraving

Background imageExplorer Collection: Jean Charcot, Explorer

Jean Charcot, Explorer
JEAN B E A CHARCOT French explorer in the Antarctic, described as " the gentleman of the Pole" by Scott. Date: 1867 - 1936

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir John Richardson / 1828

Sir John Richardson / 1828
SIR JOHN RICHARDSON Scottish naturalist and Arctic explorer Date: 1787 - 1865

Background imageExplorer Collection: Departing by balloon

Departing by balloon

Background imageExplorer Collection: Patent for John Cabot

Patent for John Cabot
Letters patent for a voyage to discover new lands granted to John Cabot by King Henry VII, 1496-1497 Date: 1496-1497

Background imageExplorer Collection: Cabot to Clive

Cabot to Clive
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Cabot, Hudson, Drake, Smith, Raleigh, Dampier, Penn, Anson, Chatham, Wolfe, Clive Date: 1927-1933

Background imageExplorer Collection: Columbus Monument at Barcelona, Spain

Columbus Monument at Barcelona, Spain Date: circa 1920s

Background imageExplorer Collection: Discovery of the Sage of Chappaqua by H. M. Stanely. The Sage

Discovery of the Sage of Chappaqua by H. M. Stanely. The Sage
Discovery of the Sage of Chappaqua by H.M. Stanely. The Sage disappears mysteriously Nov. 5th 1872. His discovery, after protracted search of the wilderness by Mr. Stanley, the intrepid explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Genoa - The House of Christopher Columbus

Genoa - The House of Christopher Columbus
Genoa, Italy - The House of Christopher Columbus (allegedly) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageExplorer Collection: Otto Nordenskjold

Otto Nordenskjold, Swedish geologist who led one of the journeys to the Antarctic regions, 1901. Date: 1901

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sarcophagus of Vasco da Gama, Lisbon

Sarcophagus of Vasco da Gama, Lisbon
Sarcophagus of Vasco da Gama in the Vasco da Gama Cathedral, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. Date: 2010

Background imageExplorer Collection: Dumont D urville

Dumont D urville
Js C DUMONT D URVILLE French naval explorer Date: 1790 - 1842

Background imageExplorer Collection: Commander Peary and Captain Bartlett

Commander Peary and Captain Bartlett
Robert Edwin Peary (1856 1920), explorer and adventurer, who claimed on April 6th 1909 to have been the first man to reach the North Pole, although this claim is widely doubted today

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir Henry Stanley

Sir Henry Stanley
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (John Rowlands) 1841-1904, Portrait Date: 1890

Background imageExplorer Collection: Jean Charcot Photo

Jean Charcot Photo
JEAN BAPTISTE ETIENNE AUGUSTE CHARCOT - French explorer and oceanographer, son of the eminent doctor, drowned in shipwreck off Iceland : in 1910. Date: 1867 - 1936

Background imageExplorer Collection: Livingstones House

Livingstones House
The home of Scottish explorer David Livingstone at Zanzibar, Tanzania, east Africa. Date: 1813 - 1873

Background imageExplorer Collection: Joseph Boussingault

Joseph Boussingault
JOSEPH B BOUSSINGAULT French scientist and explorer. Date: 1802 - 1887

Background imageExplorer Collection: Egberg Borchgrevink - 1

Egberg Borchgrevink - 1
CARLSON EGBERG BORCHGREVINK Norwegian explorer, one of first to land on the Antarctic continent and the first to winter there. Date: 1864 - 1934



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