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Background imageExplorer Collection: Burial of De Soto on the Mississippi

Burial of De Soto on the Mississippi
Spanish soldiers lower the wrapped body of Hernando De Soto into the Mississippi River. A soldier holds a torch as a priest reads from the Bible

Background imageExplorer Collection: Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition

Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition
Princess Palta (Nirgidma), Princess of the Torghuts, a nomadic people in Central Asia visits the Citroen Central Asian Anthropological Expedition (3rd Mission, led by Haardt) at Ouroumtsi

Background imageExplorer Collection: Daniel Boones Cabin and the house in which he died

Daniel Boones Cabin and the house in which he died
The Original Cabin of Daniel Boone (1734-1820) - American pioneer at Femme Osage, Missouri and the house in which he died (built by his son Nathaniel) at St. Charles, Missouri. Date: 1906

Background imageExplorer Collection: Hubert Wilkins - 1

Hubert Wilkins - 1
SIR HUBERT WILKINS Australian explorer (on right) with Lincoln Ellsworth and Bernt Balchen at Peterboro airport, 1933. Date: 1888 - 1958

Background imageExplorer Collection: William Scoresby

William Scoresby
WILLIAM SCORESBY English clergyman, scientist and explorer. Pioneered in the scientific study of the Arctic

Background imageExplorer Collection: Capitaine Vermeersch

Capitaine Vermeersch
CAPITAINE VERMEERSCH French military and explorer in central and west Africa

Background imageExplorer Collection: Cortes destroying his fleet. Colored engraving

Cortes destroying his fleet. Colored engraving
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Cortes destroying his fleet, moored in the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz, to prevent defections among his crew. Volume I. Engraving by J

Background imageExplorer Collection: Switzerland - Grindelwald. On the Eismeer

Switzerland - Grindelwald. On the Eismeer
Coloured lantern slide of a view of the Eismeer Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the western of the two in the valley of Grindelwald. There are two explorer figures at the bottom of the glacier

Background imageExplorer Collection: Cook to Rhodes

Cook to Rhodes
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Cook, Pitt, Hastings, Raffles, Durham, Sturt, Brooke, Lawrence, Gordon, Livingstone, Rhodes Date: 1927-1933

Background imageExplorer Collection: Basket Sleigh - Byrds Antarctic Expedition

Basket Sleigh - Byrds Antarctic Expedition
Basket Sleigh from Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jrs 3rd Antarctic Expedition of 1940. Photograph taken during preparations for his trip, which had received official US backing

Background imageExplorer Collection: Lieutenant (Sir) Ernest Shackleton

Lieutenant (Sir) Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), Antarctic explorer. In the year this photograph was taken he and three companions established a record for reaching the farthest southern point

Background imageExplorer Collection: The Tomb of Columbus, Seville Cathedral, 1909

The Tomb of Columbus, Seville Cathedral, 1909
Photograph showing the tomb of Christopher Columbus (1447-1507), the Italian explorer, at Seville Cathedral, Spain, 1909

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir Aurel Stein

Sir Aurel Stein
Sir (Mark) Aurel Stein, the British archaeologist and explorer, pictured c.1909

Background imageExplorer Collection: William John Wills

William John Wills
WILLIAM JOHN WILLS English explorer in Australia, associated with the fatal expedition with Burke

Background imageExplorer Collection: Mcclintock / Francis L

Mcclintock / Francis L
SIR FRANCIS LEOPOLD MCCLINTOCK British naval officer and explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Geo. Washington De Long

Geo. Washington De Long
GEORGE WASHINGTON DE LONG American naval officer and Arctic explorer, his ship Jeannette crushed in ice, died with all companions while on foot towards Sibera

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir James Clark Ross

Sir James Clark Ross
SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS Scottish explorer. Made a number of arctic expeditions, determining the position of magnetic north in 1831

Background imageExplorer Collection: Louis Gustave Binger

Louis Gustave Binger
LOUIS GUSTAVE BINGER French explorer and administrator in West Africa and the Sudan

Background imageExplorer Collection: Amundsen in a Dornier

Amundsen in a Dornier
Oslo crowds cheer explorer Amundsen when he returns to Norway after making a flight across the North Pole in a Dornier flying boat

Background imageExplorer Collection: Livingstone / Annan

Livingstone / Annan
DAVID LIVINGSTONE Missionary and explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir George Nares / M Smith

Sir George Nares / M Smith
SIR GEORGE STRONG NARES British naval officer and explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: R F Scott [F. W. ]

R F Scott [F. W. ]
ROBERT FALCON SCOTT Antarctic explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Photo of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, explorer

Photo of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, explorer
Colonel P H Fawcett, the celebrated explorer who disappeared in Central Brazil in 1925. 1925

Background imageExplorer Collection: Explorer Thor Heyerdahl with his wife Jacqueline - 3

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl with his wife Jacqueline - 3
Thor Heyerdahl 1914-2002 - Kon Tiki explorer - with his wife Jacqueline at his home in Tenerife, Canary Islands Date: 1995

Background imageExplorer Collection: Robert Falcon Scott and his Frys Cocoa and Chocolate supply

Robert Falcon Scott and his Frys Cocoa and Chocolate supply
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic

Background imageExplorer Collection: Are these the bones of Percy Fawcett?

Are these the bones of Percy Fawcett?
Captioned Are these the bones of Percy Fawcett? Fawcetts son Brian examines a skull found in South America, where his father disappeared in 1925. 1951

Background imageExplorer Collection: Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team on dangerous ice

Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team on dangerous ice
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team crossing treacherous pressure ice. On his second expedition in 1934, Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957)

Background imageExplorer Collection: Francisco Pizarro (1471 / 1476-1541)

Francisco Pizarro (1471 / 1476-1541)
Francisco Pizarro y Gonzalez, 1st Marquess of los Atabillos ( c.1471 or 1476-1541). Spanish conqueror of the Incan Empire and founder of Lima. Peru

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir Francis Drake - Explorer

Sir Francis Drake - Explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Don Vasco De Gama - Explorer

Don Vasco De Gama - Explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Thomas Cavendish - Explorer

Thomas Cavendish - Explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: George Anson - Explorer

George Anson - Explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Amerigo Vespucci - Explorer

Amerigo Vespucci - Explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Walter Raleigh - Explorer

Walter Raleigh - Explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Fernando Magellan - Explorer

Fernando Magellan - Explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: Victorian climbers approaching a crevasse

Victorian climbers approaching a crevasse

Background imageExplorer Collection: Captain Scott and Lieutenant Evans planning their

Captain Scott and Lieutenant Evans planning their expedition to the Antarctic

Background imageExplorer Collection: Bleriot and Shackleton and others at a dinner

Bleriot and Shackleton and others at a dinner at the Savoy Hotel in London

Background imageExplorer Collection: Henry Morton Stanley Victorian period

Henry Morton Stanley Victorian period

Background imageExplorer Collection: David Livingstone Victorian Explorer and Missionary

David Livingstone Victorian Explorer and Missionary

Background imageExplorer Collection: H M Stanley Victorian Explorer Missionary

H M Stanley Victorian Explorer Missionary

Background imageExplorer Collection: Shackleton's Ship The Quest in London Docks

Shackleton's Ship The Quest in London Docks

Background imageExplorer Collection: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition: Shackleton, Scott, Wilson

Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition: Shackleton, Scott, Wilson
Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition Shackleton Scott and Wilson in 1902

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Wilson, Bowers, Cherry-Garrard

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Wilson, Bowers, Cherry-Garrard
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Wilson Bowers and Cherry-Garrard on their return from Cape Crozier in 1911

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launch weather balloon

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launch weather balloon
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launching a weather balloon

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott addresses crew

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott addresses crew
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott addressing the crew of the Terra Nova prior to departure probably in June 1910

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Lieutenant Evans October 1911

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Lieutenant Evans October 1911

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition - at the South Pole

Scott's Antarctic Expedition - at the South Pole
Scott's Antarctic Expedition At the South Pole left to right Oates Bowers Scott Wilson Evans on 17th January 1912



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